France and Germany said Friday they had struck a deal to favor European-made cars under a landmark EU industry bill in exchange for weakening a 2035 vehicle emissions target, ending months of wrangling between the bloc’s two biggest econ …

As carmakers restructure and trade flows shift, ECG urges more transparency and fairer risk-sharing. Its annual conference in Copenhagen on 15-16 October  …

This week’s confirmation that the long-awaited UK-EU summit will take place on 20 November is significant. For automotive, it is a timely opportunity to strengthen a relationship on which growth, jobs and competitiveness depend. …

Attacks on commercial shipping are spreading across the Gulf region, with two Indian seafarers missing after a drone struck a tanker off Oman on Sunday and another tanker hit by a projectile while exiting the Strait of Hormuz. …

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič announced the agreement on Friday following two days of talks with China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, in Beijing. …

German port operators are pressing Berlin for a national funding partnership, arguing that infrastructure essential to trade, energy security and industrial supply chains cannot remain a purely regional responsibility. …

PwC Austria and ECG – The Association of European Vehicle Logistics have released the H1 2026 European Finished Vehicle Logistics (FVL) Cost Index, which tracks sector cost developments through June 2026. …

For operators doing the maths on electric trucks, one of the biggest savings now has an expiry date. …

China has rejected a European ​Union request for ‌voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports as ​the two ​sides enter the last ⁠stretch of negotiations ​to avoid a ​trade conflict, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. …

Germany's government expects train delays caused by faulty rail infrastructure to remain more than twice as high in 2030 as in 2020, according to figures in its first five-year plan for the national rail network. …