The ban specifically targets hidden handles that retract to sit flush with vehicle doors, a design popularized by Tesla and ...

Those deaths prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to open an investigation last year, but China is ...

The Chinese government issued a new rule that goes into effect January 1, 2027.

Many electric vehicles have used retractable door handles, but they've fallen under scrutiny in recent years. Why have automakers stuck with them for so long?

As the first country to ban concealed door handles on passenger vehicles, China is expected to further secure driving safety ...

HONG KONG (AP) — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV ...

New Chinese rules mandate mechanical door releases on EVs and could reshape vehicle design worldwide ...

A Georgia football player arrested on 11 felony counts was taking part in a viral TikTok 'door kick' challenge at a UGA dorm, ...

China is turning a once-fashionable design flourish into a regulatory red line, moving to outlaw hidden car door handles in ...

Tesla popularized sleek door handles on EVs, but the design has been criticized on safety grounds. Now, China is forcing a redesign.

China bans hidden EV door handles, mandating mechanical releases from 2027. The world-first safety rule may set new global ...

The rule has been introduced under new safety regulations issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.