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 ...

Chinese regulators have banned hidden car door handles, making it the first country to crack down on a design popularised by ...

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

YUEQING CITY, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA, January 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The barn door hardware industry has ...

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?

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

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 ...

China is officially banning concealed door handles on EVs, following a series of fatal crashes. The ruling goes live in ...

Chinese regulators have introduced safety rules banning electronically-operated concealed door handles, forcing car makers to ...

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