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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. …

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. …

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. …

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

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

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 …

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

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. …

Renault will jointly develop small, cheaper electric vehicles for Ford for the European market and will also team up to produce commercial vans to cut costs and fend off rising competition from Chinese rivals, the companies said on Tuesd …

China's annual car sales dropped 8.5% in November in a second straight monthly decline, for their biggest fall in 10 months, data showed on Monday, amid a waning scramble to buy vehicles before government subsidies dwindle at year-end. …

BMW and Toyota and auto rental and leasing firms from across Europe urged the European Commission not to set mandatory targets for electric vehicle purchases for corporate fleets, arguing it would be cripplingly expensive and counter-pro …

Six European Union leaders including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni asked the European Commission to propose softening the bloc’s vehicle emission rules to halt a de-facto ban on combustion engines planned by the middle of the next decade. …

Volkswagen Group plans to invest €160 billion ($186 billion) through 2030, CEO Oliver Blume said, reflecting belt-tightening as the automaker faces a major crisis in its two key markets, China and the U.S. …

The European Commission has published a report highlighting the persistent shortage of suitable parking areas for professional drivers across the EU. …

IRU welcomes the Council’s balanced general approach on the roadworthiness package. …

Shares of European carmakers jumped between 2.5% and 5% in early Thursday trading after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed slashing fuel economy standards finalised by his predecessor Joe Biden. …

The European Commission has announced the opening of three new funding opportunities under the Innovation Fund with a total budget of €5.2 billion in EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revenues. …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed slashing fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in a push to make it easier for automakers to sell gasoline-powered cars. …