Automakers from around the world are pitching their cars at a major global motor show in Shanghai, China. Overseas firms are aiming to expand their business in the country as economic uncertainties grow amid escalating trade friction between China and the United States.

Electric vehicles (EVs) stole the spotlight on Wednesday (April 23) at the opening of the annual Auto Shanghai car show, amid a backdrop of industry-wide uncertainty over how the US-China trade war could sap demand and upend supply chains.