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Europe's auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown

Reuters - 2025-12-18

Brussels' proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total shift to fully electric driving allows Europe's legacy carmakers more time to sell hybrids, but for the longer term, EVs are still the future, analysts and experts said. …

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UK brings forward review of EV sales targets under ZEV mandate

ELECTRIVE - 2025-12-18

The UK government will start reviewing its zero-emission vehicle sales targets earlier than planned, responding to pressure from carmakers pushing to delay the transition to electric mobility. …

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European Commission unveils long awaited Automotive Package to boost competitiveness and decarbonisation

ECG - 2025-12-17

The European Commission on 16 December 2025 published a comprehensive Automotive Package designed to reshape the EU’s automotive policy by balancing decarbonisation goals with the need to maintain industry competitiveness. …

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EU realises Euro 7 truck rules went too far. Here’s what changes

trans.info - 2025-12-17

Simpler Euro 7 rules and long-awaited relief for electric vans are among the key changes proposed in a new automotive package that targets rising compliance costs in road transport. …

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Commission takes action for clean and competitive automotive sector

European Commission - 2025-12-16

The Commission today presented the Automotive Package to support the sector's efforts in the transition to clean mobility. …

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EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban as global EV shift faces reset

Reuters - 2025-12-16

The European Commission unveiled a plan on Tuesday to drop the EU's effective ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035 after pressure from the region's auto sector, marking the bloc's biggest retreat from its green policies in recent …

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Ford retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion charge as Trump policies grip industry

Reuters - 2025-12-16

Ford Motor said on Monday it will take a $19.5 billion writedown and is killing several electric-vehicle models, in the most dramatic example yet of the auto industry's retreat from battery-powered models in response to the Trump adminis …

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EU Commission weakens CO₂ targets – a little bit

ELECTRIVE - 2025-12-16

Something was different this Tuesday. …

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Netherlands to replace Eurovignette with distance-based truck toll

trans.info - 2025-12-15

From 1 July 2026, the Eurovignette for trucks will no longer apply on Dutch roads. It will be replaced by a new road charging system in which toll rates will be based on kilometres driven and the vehicle’s CO₂ emission class. …

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EU yields to pressure from automakers as it rethinks 2035 combustion car ban

Reuters - 2025-12-15

The European Commission is expected on Tuesday to reverse the EU's effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, bowing to intense pressure from Germany, Italy and European automakers struggling against Chinese and U.S. …

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