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As we close 2025, here at ECG Business Intelligence we look briefly at the main areas of attention for 2026: Policies, Policies, Policies …

In a period marked by ongoing market pressure, geopolitical uncertainty, and accelerating regulatory demands, the Finished Vehicle Logistics industry continues to operate in an increasingly complex environment. …

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. …

The battery-electric car market share reached 16.9% YTD, in line with projections for the year, yet a level that still leaves room for growth to stay on track with the transition. …

German car exports to the United States slumped by almost 14% in the first three quarters of 2025, making it the hardest-hit branch of German industry in U.S. …

The transition to electromobility raises major questions for the transport sector. Transport companies, hauliers and fleet managers in particular want to know: is switching to electric drives worthwhile? …

Chinese automaker Leapmotor plans to produce up to four models at Stellantis' Spanish plant in Figueruelas near Zaragoza. As expected, production will start with the B10, followed by three additional models by 2027. …

The MOSOLF Group is restructuring its corporate management with a view to the future and as part of a long-term succession plan. …

UK vehicle production fell by -14.3% in November with 65,932 units leaving factory lines, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

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. …

Germany is claiming victory for its automakers after the European Commission reversed its 2035 combustion engine ban, but the change gives Chinese automakers time to get even further ahead — in Europe and emerging markets. …

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. …

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. …

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

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 …

Something was different this Tuesday. …

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 …

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. …

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. …

The European Commission has lost patience with Italy over Sicily’s toll roads, issuing a formal warning to restore interoperability for electronic tolls across the EU. …

Plans to impose a ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in the European Union in 2035 have been abandoned, a senior EU lawmaker told Germany’s Bild newspaper. …

EU institutions have confirmed the postponement of the ETS2 system’s launch. The decision, taken as part of a wider agreement on the 2040 climate target, aims to limit the risk of steep increases in fuel and heating costs. …

IRU welcomes the European Commission’s European Grids Package and Energy Highways initiative as an important first step towards modernising the electricity system. …