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Urged on by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, the EU is on its way to introducing stricter rules on speculation in commodities. Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France,...

Funding will benefit major carmakers across Europe The European Investment Bank (EIB) today approved loans of €3 billion for EU carmakers and truckmakers. The loans...

The German car industry made progress towards the European Union's fuel-efficiency goals in 2007, but it – and all other carmakers – must do more to hit the targets...

The German car industry made progress towards the European Union's fuel efficiency goals in 2007, but they – and all carmakers - need to do more to hit the proposed...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will deliver its judgement next Thursday (7 September), on what is widely viewed as a test case for disputes between car dealerships and...

Europe can remain competitive in a globalised economy, according to Jeff Immelt, chairman and chief executive of GE, one of the world's most successful companies. On a visit...

Transport is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the modern world and, as such, one of the biggest barriers to environmentally sustainable...

When China made its European debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, pundits were quick to snigger at the inferior quality of models such as the Landwind, a...

One of the most obvious changes in the European car industry over the past 30 years has been the consolidation of brands. Legendary names that were once fiercely proud of...

THE Austrian government will keep the 'Not for Sale' sign firmly nailed to VAStahl, the country's largest steelmaker, as NewCo's rivals cast around for take-over targets....

GERMAN luxury car maker BMW has claimed that the UK's indecision over whether to join the euro zone, and the strength of the pound, played a key role in its decision to...

EU COMPETITION officials have raised new doubts over the UK's justification for grant-ing a 240-million euro subsidy to persuade German carmaker BMW to invest more in its...

THE Commission announced this week that it had launched an investigation into whether a German subsidiary of Anglo-Norwegian engineering and shipbuilding group Kvaerner Plc...

DRAFT rules aimed at making it easier to identify illegal aid to companies receiving government subsidies in return for performing a public service have been unveiled by the...

THE European Commission is expected to launch a formal investigation next week into the British government's aid package for BMW's Rover plant in the UK. The decision will...

BMW AG's loss-making UK subsidiary Rover said this week it remained confident that the European Commission would approve the British government's plan to give the car company...

EUROPEAN car-makers are coming under growing pressure to restrict the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in their vehicles, according to company officials and environmental...

PORTUGAL was ordered by the European Commission this week to annul its veto of a deal between Spanish bank Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH) and the Champalimaud Group....

FOR years, 31 December 1999 haunted Europe's carmakers because it would mean the end of controversial import quotas on Japanese vehicles and the arrival of free competition...

BRITISH officials will try to convince EU regulators next week to approve the subsidies promised by the UK government to persuade German carmaker BMW to invest more in its...