more than 80% up on the year before. ofjune, hitting 460,000 cars it s now well on its way to its goal of 1.8 million for 2023. the rise came after tesla cut prices in the us, uk and china, in a bid to boost sales and compete with rival manufacturers. jim holder is an automotives expert and joins me now. good to see you. it seems that cutting the price of something it means demand goes up. it is not rocket science, but it is the kind of elusive sales figures that tesla has been after for a while. absolutely. this is great news for tesla, after a very hard into last year, particularly in its new chinese market, where it has been trying to push sales. but of course, pushing prices down bush s margin is done, and i think what we are all looking for is whether they can maintain profitability now. for the car industry, that has traditionally been a huge problem. pushes margin down. it s caught everyone by surprise, but everyone is watching very closely now, but sales figures
beijing. china has slapped export controls on two rare metals used in the manufacture of semiconductors. the move by the chinese ministry of commerce targets the metals gallium and germanium. china is a major producer of both. from august, exports of these metals will require a licence. michelle fleury has more. us treasury secretary janet yellen is headed to berlin, and hers is the second trip by a cabinet official to china since ties between the world s two top economies deteriorated earlier this year. her goal is to study the relationship, but she has got her work cut out for her. ahead of her visit beijing said he was imposing export controls on two rare medals essential for making semiconductors. the measures are seen as a tit for tat response after the us, the netherlands and japan recently restricted chip exports to china. some say the move is aimed at giving china more leverage in future trade discussions for tub gallium and a germanium the two mentals in question, wi
extending that voluntary cut in output. you are up to date. we will see user very soon. goodbye. bringing you different stories from across the uk. in amongst these professional musicians from the orchestra of opera north, are students from the royal northern college of music here in manchester. it s a spectacularform of learning on thejob. the college became the royal northern college of music in 1973. it was founded by sir charles halle, 18 years earlier. today, 900 students study each year from 60 countries, studying in schools dedicated to disciplines like strings, percussion, popular music. musical history is
back with newsday at the top of the hour, thank you for joining. bringing you different stories from across the uk. in amongst these professional musicians from the orchestra of opera north are students from the royal northern college of music here in manchester. it s a spectacularform of learning on thejob. the college became the royal northern college of music in 1973. it was founded by sir charles halle 80 years earlier. today, 900 students study each yearfrom 60 countries, studying in schools dedicated to disciplines like strings, percussion, popular music. musical history is important here, too. back to the modern day, though, and playing with opera north will be lizzie, who wants to work as a music therapist with young people, and marcus, who s from brazil.