Ford has doubled-down on its threats to limit the sales of petrol and diesel cars in order to meet ZEV mandate quotas. This comes as car manufacturers continue to struggle with the harsh penalties threatened by the current version of the government’s tough electrification targets. Speaking to Auto Express, Ford UK’s CEO, Lisa Bradkin said… Continue reading Restricting supply of petrol cars still an option for Ford as EV targets bite
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Clean Technica: Europe EV Sales Report — In 2025, BEV Sales Jumping 49% (Excluding Tesla)003948
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Another great month for Volkswagen Group. Some 240,000 plugin vehicles were registered in Europe in February, rising 17% year over year (YoY), which is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market was down 3% in February,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Europe EV Sales Report — In 2025, BEV Sales Jumping 49% (Excluding Tesla)003948
Auto giants surprisingly resilient as sweeping U.S. tariffs spare Canada and Mexico for now
The Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of some of the world’s biggest automakers appeared surprisingly resilient on Thursday, even after U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on foreign auto imports came into effect. Germany’s Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz Group and BMW were… Continue reading Auto giants surprisingly resilient as sweeping U.S. tariffs spare Canada and Mexico for now
German FAZ: EU Commission imposed millions of fines against 15 car manufacturers009082
The European Commission has imposed millions in terms of millions against 15 car manufacturers due to a cartel in connection with recycling, scrapped vehicles. The VW Group has to pay the highest fine with around 128 million euros, as the Commission announced on Tuesday. Mercedes had disclosed the cartel in Brussels and therefore escapes a… Continue reading German FAZ: EU Commission imposed millions of fines against 15 car manufacturers009082
German FAZ: US tariffs worry metal industry009081
The Hessenmetall employers’ association has commented on the import duties announced by US President Donald Trump on cars. In 2024, motor vehicles and auto parts worth more than 200 million euros were exported from Hesse to the USA, Hessenmetall managing director Dirk Pollert said on Friday. “Although these were just a little more than three… Continue reading German FAZ: US tariffs worry metal industry009081
German Manager Magazin: US car tariff in force: Volkswagen stops delivery, Stellantis interrupts production004103
VW stops delivery and shows “import surcharge” The first manufacturers already draw consequences: Volkswagen According to the “Wall Street Journal”, the delivery of vehicles from Mexico temporarily stopped to the USA and initially holds imports from Europe to the USA in the ports. In addition, VW wants to show an “import fee” on vehicles that… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: US car tariff in force: Volkswagen stops delivery, Stellantis interrupts production004103
Vauxhall Luton site sold for conversion into industrial park
Vauxhall‘s Luton factory has been sold to property firm Goodman, which will redevelop the site as an industrial park. The company said it would spend £400 million on the Bedfordshire site’s transformation and that it could create some 1700 jobs. The redevelopment work is due to be complete in three years. The news comes days after… Continue reading Vauxhall Luton site sold for conversion into industrial park
UCB presents latest research across leading neurology portfolio at American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting 2025
24 scientific abstracts reflect UCB’s ongoing commitment to improving outcomes for people living with neurological conditions, including rare epilepsies Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, as well as generalized myasthenia gravis and thymidine kinase 2 deficiency. Research includes disease course data of untreated patients with thymidine kinase 2 deficiency from largest international dataset. Also features new… Continue reading UCB presents latest research across leading neurology portfolio at American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting 2025
Clean Technica: EVs Take 24.4% Share In France — Renault 5 Unassailable?003941
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 2nd April 2025, 10:18 am March’s auto sales saw plugin EVs take 24.4% share in France, a drop from 27.9% year-on-year. The YoY baseline was elevated by a pull-forward ahead of incentive cut-offs, so the YoY… Continue reading Clean Technica: EVs Take 24.4% Share In France — Renault 5 Unassailable?003941
Datamine wprowadza Studio Geo, pierwszą platformę modelowania geologicznego dla bardziej inteligentnego górnictwa
Studio Geo upraszcza złożone procesy, ulepsza współpracę i zapewnia dokładne i efektywne modelowanie geologiczne wielu projektów niezależnie od skali. BRISBANE, Australia, 3 kwietnia 2025 r. /PRNewswire/ — Datamine, zaufany lider w dziedzinie oprogramowania dla górnictwa, z dumą ogłasza uruchomienie Studio Geo, swojej pierwszej platformy modelowania geologicznego zaprojektowanej, aby zrewolucjonizować sposób, w jaki specjaliści z branży… Continue reading Datamine wprowadza Studio Geo, pierwszą platformę modelowania geologicznego dla bardziej inteligentnego górnictwa