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.” German automaker BMW imported at least 8,000 Mini Cooper vehicles into the United States with electronic components from a banned Chinese supplier, a U.S. The report found that Bourns Inc, a California-based auto supplier, had sourced components from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD).
Musk is seeking approvals for the FSD software rollout in China and the permissions to transfer data overseas during his meetings with Chinese officials. The deal was struck recently and comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s visit to China and met with Premier Li Qiang. Baidu is among a dozen companies that have secured one.
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Chinese state media reported that he met Premier Li Qiang in Beijing but did not say what they discussed. automaker won a key endorsement that coincided with his trip – from a top Chineseauto association which said Tesla’s Model 3 and Y cars were among models found to be compliant with China’s data security requirements.
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