{
  "id": 19620114,
  "title": "Electric motors without magnets: This is how car manufacturers want to escape the China trap for rare earths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/elektromotoren-ohne-magnete-so-wollen-die-autohersteller-der-china",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T07:31:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/mobilitaet/elektromobilitaet/elektromotoren-ohne-magnete-so-wollen-die-autohersteller-der-china-falle-entkommen/100269314.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "China's control of the global rare earth magnet market puts pressure on Europe's auto industry. In April 2025, China restricted exports of certain elements and magnets, causing production disruptions among suppliers, with some factories halting production and others facing shortages. Rare earth magnets are used in various car components, including electric motors, window lifts, and windshield wipers. These magnets enable compact, lightweight, and efficient designs with high performance, making them crucial for electric vehicles. The sought-after resources, including Neodym, Praseodym, and Dysprosium, are not particularly rare but their extraction and processing are concentrated in a few countries.",
  "summary": "Not only do almost all the batteries for electric cars come from China. Another important component of many engines also comes from there. But there are alternatives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}