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Chinese carmakers grabbed a record 9.8% of Europe’s hybrid-vehicle sales in August, making further strides in a segment that’s gaining importance among car buyers and manufacturers. …

China’s requirement that automakers obtain permits to export electric vehicles intensifies a push to tighten control over the sprawling industry and help the country fend off accusations that it’s flooding the global market with cheap ca …

Stellantis has slashed nearly 10,000 jobs in Italy over the past four years, while vehicle production, including vans and small trucks, has more than halved since 2004, according to the Fiom-Cgil union. …

Chinese electric car makers invested more abroad than at home for the first time in 2024, new data from Rhodium Group showed on Wednesday, as fierce domestic competition makes it almost impossible for manufacturers to turn a profit. …

Jaguar Land Rover said it will resume some of its manufacturing operations in the coming days, as the automaker begins a phased recovery following a cyberattack earlier this month. …

Starting next year, the Chinese government will require exporters of purely electric cars to obtain a licence to export these vehicles. The move aims to tighten Beijing’s control over which models are delivered abroad. …

Robert Bosch’s plan to slash 13,000 additional jobs shows how the German auto industry’s decline is rippling through Europe’s biggest economy. …

Xpeng is pushing ahead with its European expansion and is now entering five additional countries - Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. …

Mercedes-Benz will end production of Sprinter vans at its Ludwigsfelde plant near Berlin by the end of 2029 and move manufacturing of the electric e-Sprinter to Jawor, Poland. …

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla urged the Trump administration not to repeal vehicle emissions standards or the long-standing U.S. finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health. …

Britain’s vehicle production dropped 18.2% in August to 38,693 units, industry data showed on Thursday, with attention now on how a cyberattack that has shut Jaguar Land Rover’s plants will hit September production. …

Weak demand for cars, especially electric ones, is forcing Stellantis to temporarily halt operations in several European plants. The decision will affect factories in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Poland. …

Volkswagen Group is cutting production at German factories that build VW, Audi and Cupra battery-electric cars amid slower than expected demand for EVs. …

President Donald Trump’s administration said it was formally implementing the U.S. trade agreement with the European Union, confirming that a 15 percent duty rate for EU autos and auto parts began on August 1. …

The French government is reviewing whether Nissan's European business paid suppliers on time, and it has asked the automaker to submit extensive financial records for 2024, correspondence reviewed by Reuters showed. …

Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is extending the closure of its factories until October 1 following a cyberattack in early September that has left its operations paralysed and smaller suppliers struggling. …

Stellantis NV will temporarily halt production at some of its plants in Europe, amid lagging demand for models including the Alfa Romeo Tonale sport utility vehicle. …

When Javier Hernandez went car shopping in Barcelona, he ended up choosing a plug-in hybrid by China's BYD - swayed by a price nearly 10,000 euros cheaper than European rivals. …

On Monday, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced new tariffs on car imports, which will come into effect in the second half of November. The import of electric cars will be hit harder than that of combustion engines. …

Porsche is hitting the brakes on electric vehicles, correcting an expensive strategy that has depressed the automaker’s margins and is dragging down parent Volkswagen Group. …

Investors punished German sports car brand Porsche on Monday after the firm, caught between its iconic gas guzzlers and a shift to electric vehicles, warned that its profits this year would be hurt by delays in its EV roll-out. …

Nissan is set to cut production of the relaunched Leaf EV to half of what was originally planned this autumn. The cut has been attributed to delays in securing batteries. …

On the outskirts of this city of 21 million, a showroom in a shopping mall offers extraordinary deals on new cars. …

Ford Motor Co. said it will cut up to 1,000 jobs in electric car production at its factory in Cologne, Germany, due to weak demand. …

Britain's largest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, said a pause in production due to a cyber attack would now stretch to September 24, extending the stoppage at its British plants to more than three weeks. …

At the last two editions of the iconic trade show, it seemed as if German carmakers were overrun by competition from the Far East. …

China's BYD said on Monday it would actively respond to an industry initiative that fleshes out rules on automakers making timely payments to suppliers, joining others in complying with a government call against price wars. …

China is targeting 32.3 million in vehicle sales in 2025, the country's industry ministry said, below the 32.9 million units projected for the year by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). …

The EU agreed to speed up measures to boost Europe’s automotive industry as it faces threats from Chinese competition, U.S. …

When Audi executives first saw the Zeekr 001 in 2021, a long-range electric vehicle with European aesthetics, it was a wake-up call for the premium German auto brand - if it wanted to compete with the Chinese, it needed their technology. …

BYD is showcasing its European commitment and progress at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich with the public debut of the only partially electric Seal 6 DM-i Touring, and also displaying the Dolphin Surf, which was awarded a five-star EuroNCAP …

China recorded a new annual high in August with sales of 1.4 million electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Pure electric cars in particular are developing at a disproportionately dynamic rate. …

Chinese car makers are making inroads in Europe and executives say they are in the region to stay, underscoring a key reversal as brands from BYD to SAIC take market share on a continent where they once struggled to make sales. …

U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods including cars and auto parts are set to be lowered by September 16, Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday.   …

Whisper it quietly, but beneath the buzz of shiny new car models and bright lights at Europe's largest car show, the industry sector is worried that their party is over. …

Germany should lead the charge in the sector's push towards electric mobility and not risk falling behind as Asian rivals and trade barriers make it harder for the country's automakers to compete, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesda …

Major automakers will showcase their latest models at Munich's car show on Monday as Europe's automotive sector faces crises ranging from U.S. …

Volkswagen was in advanced talks with the U.S. government over substantial investments in the world's second-largest auto market, where tariffs have cost Europe's top carmaker billions of euros so far this year. …

All European automakers except Mercedes-Benz are on track to meet the European Union’s 2025-2027 carbon emission targets thanks to an expected surge in sales of new electric vehicles, according to a study. …

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Thursday to implement lower tariffs on Japanese automobile imports and other products that were announced in July, providing some relief to Japan's export-heavy economy. …

Chief Executive Oliver Zipse said the European Union’s planned phase-out of combustion engines by 2035 was a "big mistake", calling for a shift to emission measures that capture a vehicle's entire supply chain. …

BYD has slashed its sales target for this year by as much as 16 percent to 4.6 million vehicles, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Chinese EV giant faces its slowest annual growth in five years and other signs that its …

Toyota said it will build an electric vehicle at its factory in the Czech Republic, its first full-electric model to be made in Europe and would also invest in a new battery assembly facility at the plant. …

Jaguar Land Rover's retail and production activities have been "severely disrupted" following a cybersecurity incident, the British luxury carmaker said on Tuesday, adding that it was working to restart its operations in a contr …

In August, 13,482 new electric cars hit Norwegian roads. The high level of electrification continues – 97 per cent of all new cars were fully electric. Among the models, one German-built vehicle dominates. …

Leapmotor will apparently not start European production of the B10 until the third quarter of 2026. Earlier this year, there was still talk of a possible production debut in the first quarter. …

The Jetta brand wants to launch five new models by 2028, including four New Energy Vehicles. The first model is due to launch in 2026, allegedly for the equivalent of less than €12,000. …

Washington must swiftly honour an agreement with Brussels and cut tariffs on EU auto imports to 15% from 27.5% as of August 1 after the EU started the legislative process to remove duties on U.S. …

According to the European industry association ACEA, 1,011,903 new battery electric cars were registered in the first seven months of 2025, representing a 15.6 per cent share of the EU market. …

New car sales in Europe rose 5.9% in July, the best month for more than a year in a boost for the struggling industry as consumer confidence weakens, European Automobile Manufacturers Association data showed on Thursday. …