China flexes its auto-safety chops with huge recall of Tesla, other cars

China flexes its auto-safety chops with huge recall of Tesla, other cars  Reuters

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced in February that it will outlaw minimalist, pop-out door handles from January 1 2027 as safety concerns mount about the feature.

Tesla has issued a recall for more than 3 million cars in China over "hidden" door handles, and for additional 2 million cars for inadequate driver monitoring.

The automakers said they will recall a total of about 4.3 million vehicles over concerns that doors may be difficult to open in an emergency.

Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.