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The European Commission’s grand plan for rescuing the bloc’s ailing automotive sector is splintering carmakers from their own parts suppliers. …

Today, the European Commission has adopted a legislative proposal to increase demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. …

The European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act aims to strengthen industrial capacity and accelerate the transition to lower-emission production. …

The White House will offer naval escorts and political risk insurance for oil and gas tankers traversing the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, in a bid to cool energy prices that have surged since Iran warned it woul …

United European Car Carriers (UECC) is further expanding its fleet of eco-friendly Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) with the order of two additional multi-fuel battery hybrid newbuilds at a Chinese shipyard that will boost its cargo-c …

At EU level, manufacturers can join so-called CO₂ pools to combine their otherwise separate fleets into a single large fleet for CO₂ regulatory purposes. …

Toyota's decision to further sweeten its bid for group company Toyota Industries marks a win for activist fund Elliott Investment Management, ​which had pushed the automaker for months for a heftier bump up in price. …

Scaling up production in Europe could cut the cost gap between EU-made batteries and those coming from China to around 30% from a current 90%, transport and environment campaign group T&E said in a report on Monday, and it urged the …

The escalation of the Iran conflict is pushing up fuel-cost expectations and forcing global carriers to reroute container services away from the fastest Middle East corridors, adding days to weeks to key Asia–Europe supply lines. …

The German economy is growing slightly and demand in the transport market is picking up – at the same time, price expectations are falling, personnel costs continue to rise, and capacity buffers have largely been depleted. …

European suppliers face a “polycrisis” — a collision of slow electric vehicle adoption, intensifying Chinese competition, rising demands from automaker to reduce prices, and regulatory fragmentation. …

The Council has today adopted a directive amending the requirements for measuring instruments sold and placed on the single market. …

The ‘Industrial Accelerator Act’ is the long-awaited strategy from EU Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné, designed not only to support the growth of European industry but also to make the EU more independent from the US and China in …

An EU proposal that could protect Europe’s auto industry from Chinese competition, including rules that could require 70 percent of an electric vehicle’s value to be made in Europe to qualify for incentives, has been delayed until March …

Dostech, a small supplier of sealant technology in Germany's industry-rich Baden-Wuerttemberg region, shifted focus in 2018 when a surge in automotive enquiries prompted it to embark on a major electric transport project. …

Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK minister for EU relations, said strict requirements could create “unnecessary barriers to trade”, pointing to UK–Spain commercial links as an example of how integrated supply chains could be affected. …

The battery-electric car market share reached 19.3%, highlighting the continued potential for further growth. …

Stellantis’ European dealer network, which has seen sales fall sharply in the past two years, has joined automakers and industry groups in appealing the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for legislative relief. …

Stellantis is likely to record its first annual operating and net loss since its creation in 2021, following unexpectedly large write-downs of €22 billion linked to an overly ambitious electrification strategy under former CEO Carlos Tav …

Ahead of the Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe conference in Bonn, Germany on March 17-19, 2026, Automotive Logistics is exploring the sector’s biggest challenges and trends, and how Europe’s supply chain can be …