Why undoing the EU combustion engine ban spooks car rentals

Representative photo (AP) Europe’s auto industry is braced for a major announcement from the EU on December 10, which could see significant changes made to the European Commission’s proposed 2035 combustion engine phase-out.However, amid pressure from carmakers and other affected sectors such as car rental and car leasing companies, the announcement may now be pushed […]

The ‘Big China Fear’ that led Dutch government take control of one of the key suppliers of Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes and GM

The Netherlands’ government decided to take control of chipmaker Nexperia last month. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, this decision was prompted by concerns that the company’s former CEO was preparing to dismantle European operations and move production to China. The report cited four government sources in The Hague indicating that Zhang […]