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BMW Group: lowest ever absolute CO2 emissions for its vehicle fleet in Europe

TopSpeed.Gr Newsroom-05/02/2024-2 minutes read

The BMW Group continues to systematically reduce CO2 emissions across its entire vehicle fleet and makes a significant contribution to...

The Red Sea crisis hits the automotive industry

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-24/01/2024-1 minutes read

The automotive industry is reliving the days of the raw materials crisis, creating a new headache and economic insecurity in the sector. The new threat...

ACEA: The EU is undermining the competitiveness of its car industry

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-15/12/2023-2 minutes read

EU investigation into unfair Chinese competition in BEVs underway

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-06/12/2023-1 minutes read

«Θα χρειαστεί ακόμη χρόνος». Με αυτόν τον τρόπο απαντά η πρόεδρος της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Ursula von der Leyen στην έρευνα...

Euro 7 vote in the European Parliament: the car industry calls on politicians to be realistic

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-10/11/2023-1 minutes read

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση Κατασκευαστών Αυτοκινήτων (ACEA) αναγνωρίζει ότι το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο ψήφισε σήμερα υπέρ μιας πιο ρεαλιστικής προσέγγισης για το...

The global EV battery supply chain is concerned about the graphite restrictions imposed by China

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-31/10/2023-4 minutes read

Car industry says no to tariffs on EV trade between UK and EU

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-26/10/2023-1 minutes read

Σε επιστολή τους προς την Πρόεδρο της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής Ursula von der Leyen, οι ηγέτες της αυτοκινητοβιομηχανίας ένωσαν τις δυνάμεις...

EU seeks to soften US threats of tariffs and green subsidies

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-17/10/2023-1 minutes read

Η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση θα προσπαθήσει αυτή την εβδομάδα να αποτρέψει την επαναφορά των δασμών στα μέταλλα της εποχής Τραμπ και...

How Greece will replace its ageing car fleet

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-12/10/2023-3 minutes read

EU: evidence of unfair Chinese competition in EVs - China's reaction

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-06/10/2023-4 minutes read

The European Commission has officially launched the anti-dumping investigation into Chinese electric cars announced by President Ursula von...

ACEA: European Council's position is correct, but cost pressure remains high

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-26/09/2023-1 minutes read

"The position of the Member States is an improvement on the European Commission's Euro 7 proposal - which...

Mercedes, BMW and Porsche the big losers in the EU-China tariff dispute

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-26/09/2023-2 minutes read

EU ministers agree on looser Euro 7 emissions regulations

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-26/09/2023-2 minutes read

European Union ministers have agreed to limit the European Commission's proposal on vehicle emissions...

Shock research: EU may become dependent on Chinese batteries, as it did with Russian energy

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-20/09/2023-2 minutes read

The European Union could become dependent on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells by 2030,...

Mercedes CEO claims open markets as China pressures intensify

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-20/09/2023-2 minutes read

Research: Lower battery prices will lead to increased sales of EVs by 2030

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-17/09/2023-2 minutes read

With pressure for lower prices on batteries, electric vehicles could reach the same price as...

Transport & Environment: electric cars under €25,000 feasible in Europe

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-17/09/2023-4 minutes read

An electric car sold for €25,000 or less can be profitably built in Europe by 2025, according to...

EU investigation into Chinese subsidies also creates problems for Europe's electric vehicle manufacturers

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-17/09/2023-2 minutes read

EU launches investigation against subsidies for Chinese EVs

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-14/09/2023-3 minutes read

The European Union is launching an investigation into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles, as the Union is concerned about...

Electrification: How the European Commission's dogmatic position weakens the European car industry

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-11/09/2023-2 minutes read

The European Union has set the bar high for complete decarbonisation by 2050...

European car industry: manufacturers and suppliers clash over Euro 7 and the energy transition

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-08/09/2023-2 minutes read

Magna Steyr may build Chinese cars in Europe

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-06/09/2023-1 minutes read

Magna International is in talks to produce vehicles for Chinese brands in Europe as they expand into the region....

Oliver Zipse criticises the EU: the ban on internal combustion engines is an ill-conceived decision

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-04/09/2023-1 minutes read

With these words Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW, commented in Handelsblatt on the European Union's decision to...

New car registrations in July: Sales increase for the 12th consecutive month in Europe and Greece (Graphs)

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-01/09/2023-5 minutes read

European automotive industry: ACEA's concern about Chinese competition

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-01/09/2023-4 minutes read

In particular, he notes, Europe lacks a robust and coherent approach to the increasingly fierce competition from...

Frans Timmermans: the founder of the Green Deal resigns from the European Commission

Nikolaos Michalopoulos-25/08/2023-2 minutes read

Ο Φρανς Τίμερμανς, ο κύριος εμπνευστής και πρωτεργάτης της ευρωπαϊκής πράσινης συμφωνίας και της επακόλουθης απαγόρευσης πώλησης των θερμικών αυτοκινήτων,...