India’s auto industry faces a major supply chain crisis as China restricts rare earth magnet exports, threatening EV and conventional car production. Indian automakers, facing potential shutdowns by early June, are sending a high-level delegation to China to secure supplies and negotiate solutions. To ease the crisis, India is issuing government certificates ensuring imported magnets are not used for defense or re-exported to the US, which has allowed some shipments to resume. India is now accelerating plans to boost domestic rare earth magnet production and reduce reliance on China.