On August 4, the European Commission approved the acquisition of Groupe Mécanique Découpage S.A. (GMD) of France by DSBJ PTE. LTD of China under the EU Merger Regulation.
GMD Group is a French based industrial subcontractor specializing in flat metal transformation through cutting, stamping, plastic injection molding

On August 1, the Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the withdrawal of the draft regulation on standard essential patents by the EU Commission will have significant negative consequences for both the German automotive industry and for technological progress in Euro

On July 29, the European Commission announced that it will support 915 former Goodyear workers in Germany who lost their jobs after the company closed its Fulda plant and partly shut down its Hanau site. The commission plans to release over EUR 3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced W

On July 28, Hildegard Müller, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), issued a statement that it is fundamentally good that the EU-US framework agreement could avert a further escalation of the trade dispute.
However, Müller said that the US tariff of 15%, including for automotive produc

On July 28, the European Commission launched an in-depth investigation to check if Poland’s EUR 26 million aid to MAN Truck & Bus for expanding its Krakow plant in Niepołomice, Poland, follows EU State aid rules.
In 2024, Poland informed the Commission about this support, aimed at expanding the plant in the Malopolsk

On July 28, the FIOM-CGIL union proposed that the US-EU trade deal should be halted for two reasons: it would legitimize a trade war and encourage companies to relocate outside Europe, leading to economic decline and job losses across the continent.
The US is using tariffs to protect its debt, which amounts to a dire

On July 28, U.S. President Trump’s deal with the EU that will fundamentally rebalance the economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies was presented on Whitehouse.gov.
On July 27, the day of the actual agreement, President Trump, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott B

On July 24, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a statement following the EU-China Summit. She stated that the EU accounts for 14.5% of China's total exports, yet China only represents 8% of its exports. This is mostly due to an increasing number of trade distortions and market access barriers.

On July 28, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) issued a statement welcoming the EU-US tariff agreement in principle.
ACEA said that the agreement takes an important step towards easing the intense uncertainty surrounding transatlantic trade relations in recent months. However, the US will retai

On July 27, the president of the European Commission announced that the EU has reached a deal on tariffs and trade with the US. They have stabilised on a single 15% tariff rate for most EU exports. This rate applies to most sectors, including cars, semiconductors, and pharmaceutical industries.
They also agreed on ze

On July 23, the President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that the EU-China summit is particularly important considering the trade and geopolitical challenges.  The exchange should serve as a platform to address contentious issues and promptly seek solutions. For the German automotiv

On July 23, the European Commission, which manages EU trade policy, provided a briefing to member state representatives following discussions with U.S. officials, noting that talks are progressing toward an agreement that would set a 15% tariff for most imports.
The 15% minimum tariff would incorporate existing dutie

On July 23, leaders of the European Union and Japan launched Competitiveness Alliance aimed at boosting economic security, defending free trade and enhancing competitiveness, as the two sides face growing challenges from the U.S. and China.
The agreement followed a meeting among European Commission President Ursula v

On July 18, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), the Common Road Transport Office (BGL, FNTR, NLA), and TLN welcomed Denmark’s efforts to reach an agreement on revising the EU Weights and Dimensions Directive during its EU Council Presidency.
The road transport sector and vehicle makers are comm

The European Commission had appeared on course for an agreement in which the EU would still have faced a 10% U.S. tariff on most of its exports, with some concessions. Those hopes appear ended after President Trump's threat to impose a 30% tariff by August 1, and following talks between EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Še

On July 17, Basquevolt announced that it has been awarded an EUR 2.5 million grant by the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator program, with the possibility of an additional EUR 10 million equity investment in the next capital raising round. 
Chosen among 40 companies out of 1,000 applicants, Basquevolt’s se

On July 16, the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU), in a social media post, announced that the CCCEU Auto Working Group met with EU Commissioner Šefčovič’s cabinet and INTA Chair Bernd Lange in Brussels. The working group includes NIO, XPeng, Xiaomi, EVE Energy, Gotion, and CATARC. They talked about China-EU

On July 16, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), in collaboration with the national automotive associations in Czechia, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, launched the ACEA Central and Eastern European Automotive Hub (CEE Hub). 
The Hub strengthens cooperation between ACEA and national automotive as

On July 13, 2025, the Presidents of the European Commission and Indonesia announced a strategic partnership in Brussels to strengthen cooperation in trade, security, and people-to-people ties.
Central to the partnership is a political agreement on the long-awaited Indonesia–EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agree

On July 11, the European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security held a key meeting focused on the EU’s non-preferential Rules of Origin — the rules that define where imported goods come from. The event brought together leaders from various sectors such as automotive, chemicals, energy, steel, and more, along wi