Yang Jian

China's airlines are pouring money into meals after years of cost-cutting. Starbucks coffee, city-themed dishes and Michelin menus are showing up in the cabin.

Shanghai's airports now run 25 domestic air express routes, with priority check-in and baggage handling, including one of China's busiest corridors, to Beijing.

Jeep returns to China production next year with two electrified models. Stellantis partners with Dongfeng Motor Group on new $1.2 billion joint venture to develop and export vehicles globally for first time from Chinese factories.

Typhoon Saudel will bring stronger winds to Shanghai from Thursday, with landfall expected on Friday in Zhejiang, further north than earlier forecast.

China initiated a major recall program targeting door handle designs in electric vehicles. Tesla alone must recall 2.98 million vehicles. Eight Chinese automakers are also affected, pushing total recalls past 4 million.

BYD, China's largest automaker, rebounded from the previous quarter's 55% profit decline as international deliveries climbed 82% and overseas operations reached 19.5% margins compared to 16.7% domestically.

Ford is shipping China-made Transit City electric vans to European markets, expanding exports from its Jiangling Motors joint venture as part of 'In China, For the World' strategy.

Tesla reduced Model 3 and Model Y sticker prices in China by up to 3.8 percent and added insurance subsidies, responding to falling sales and intense local competition.

CEO Jim Farley met with Chinese government officials in early September.

Flying out of Shanghai on international routes got easier this year, and so did getting through security at Hongqiao.