Recall afeta 2,9 milhões de Model 3 e Model Y fabricados na China; outros oito fabricantes também anunciaram medidas por risco semelhante.

Tesla recalls nearly 3 million vehicles in China over emergency door handles and driver-monitoring software concerns.

Xiaomi, a domestic rival to Tesla, is also recalling 400,000 vehicles, as China moves to ban retractable door handles over safety concerns.

Move prompted by concerns doors may be difficult to open in emergency

Chinese safety regulators have cracked down on doors that don't open in a crash.

This marks the year’s biggest recall per local reports