Automakers Deepen Ties With Chinese Rivals as Trade War Heats Up

A Leapmotor C16 electric sport utility vehicle during the Beijing Auto Show.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Thanks for reading Hyperdrive , Bloomberg’s newsletter on the future of the auto world.

The US and Europe are throwing up roadblocks to keep Chinese cars out of their home markets. But at the corporate level, they’re growing ever closer.