{"id":"ee215471-c730-4743-b782-93ad4f16284b","url":"https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3364887/tesla-forced-recall-record-3-million-cars-china-over-door-handle-issue","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue","plainHeadline":"Tesla recalls record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-22T11:03:44.873Z"},"summary":["Tesla initiates the largest-ever recall in mainland China, affecting 2.98 million vehicles.","Recall covers Shanghai-made Model 3, Model Y, and imported Tesla cars.","recalls include warning labels and an OTA update to window-control software.","China bans retractable door handles from next year for safety reasons.","Xiaomi also recalls about 400,000 vehicles over the same door-handle issue."],"topics":["Economy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T14:38:14.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-21T15:11:59.220Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/61cba58e-89b8-41f6-8f98-662c20df3aa7"}