Tesla has removed the option for purchases of new Model S and Model X vehicles on its China website as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies escalate.

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has suspended taking new orders for Model S and Model X vehicles, according to checks by Reuters and The New York Times. Notably, new orders for the two imported models were also no longer listed on the automaker's WeChat mini program account at the time of publication.

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