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

News from ECG 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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ECG initiates partnership with ACEA:intelligence

News from ECG ECG - 2025-12-12

We are pleased to announce that ECG has started a partnership with ACEA:intelligence, the newly launched data intelligence platform from ACEA. …

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The importance of vehicle data sharing in logistics operations

News from ECG ECG - 2025-12-09

The ECG recommendation regarding information shared on transported vehicles has been updated with emission-related information. …

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News from the industry

Leapmotor manager confirms European production from 2026

Automotive Industry ELECTRIVE - 2025-12-19

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. …

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MOSOLF Group reorganizes management and focuses on continuity: Patrick Oestreich takes over as CEO

Members Corner Mosolf - 2025-12-19

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

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Vehicle output down in November as next gen EV production poised to begin

Automotive Industry SMMT - 2025-12-19

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). …

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

Automotive Industry 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

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

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

Automotive Industry 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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EU Commission weakens CO₂ targets – a little bit

Automotive Industry ELECTRIVE - 2025-12-16

Something was different this Tuesday. …

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Commission takes action for clean and competitive automotive sector

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

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

Automotive Industry 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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Netherlands to replace Eurovignette with distance-based truck toll

Land transportation 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 gives Italy two months to fix toll system

Land transportation trans.info - 2025-12-12

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. …

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EU abandons plans for 2035 combustion engine ban, senior lawmaker says

Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2025-12-11

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. …

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Stronger European grids: a good start, but just that

News from Brussels IRU - 2025-12-11

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

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EU relaxes ETS2 but tightens climate goal: transport faces double challenge

Land transportation trans.info - 2025-12-11

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. …

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Automakers see a future for combustion cars with EU ban in doubt

Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2025-12-10

Several European automakers and their suppliers are preparing to give cars with a combustion engine a new lease on life, based on expectations that the European Union will walk back its planned ban of the technology, according to people …

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EU opens a clean-tech treasure chest that could reshape the cost of trucking

Land transportation trans.info - 2025-12-10

The EU has released €5.2 billion in new funding for clean technologies, hydrogen and industrial heat. …

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Ford suppliers receive China's new streamlined rare-earth licenses

Automotive Industry Reuters - 2025-12-10

Chinese rare-earth magnet suppliers to U.S. …

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Combustion engine cars regain popularity worldwide, EY says

Automotive Industry Reuters - 2025-12-09

Car buyers worldwide are returning to combustion engines as a result of policy reversals, trade wars and growing skepticism about EV infrastructure and costs, a report by professional services group EY showed on Tuesday. …

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