AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

Suppliers fear double impact of tariffs / Associations urge ‘negotiated solution' / Carmakers fined nearly EUR 600 mn for cartel participation

HUNGARY

Plastics industry consolidation draws to an end / Automotive sector: problems and opportunities / Energy costs and shifts in green policy are key factors for competitiveness

TRADE WAR

Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul

ITALY

Government bailout of EUR 2.5 bn for automotive components sector / Switch to weapons production possible

GERMAN ECONOMY

Will the German plastics industry benefit from EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker

SAPA

Italian automotive supplier acquires Megatech Industries / Move to drive innovation in mobility

BORYSZEW

German auto supplier subsidiary slides into insolvency / 500 employees affected

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Rise in December EU registrations supports 2024 growth / EVs account for over half of sales last year

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

EU registrations falter in November / Sales of battery-electric vehicles slump

YEAR-ENDER: AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

Economic woes stall sales growth / Trump´s trade war threats stoke fears for 2025

SIMOLDES / POLYKEMI

Collaboration tests recyclate performance in automotive / No major investments required for transition from virgin plastics

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

EU registrations rebound in October / Tariffs slowing Chinese imports / BEV demand to decline / Ford job cuts to focus on Germany

US POLITICS

Trump win could hurt EU companies – analysts / Shares in German carmakers plummet / UN plastics treaty under threat

AUTOMOTIVE

EU starts tariffs on Chinese EVs / More consumers turn away from fossil fuel cars

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Who will call shots in e-mobility? / Stellantis CEO: “Darwinian times for the automotive industry” / Europe on track to become workbench for China / Combustion engine makers play dangerous game from Chinese perspective

AUTOMOTIVE

EU endorses import tariffs on e-cars from China / France, Italy, Poland in favour as Germany votes against / Discussions continue

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering recyclate September: Very weak demand despite price concessions / Recyclers' stocks fill up / No prospect of improvement yet

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

EU registrations grow over 4% in June, H1 / EV market share hits 50% / Brussels mulls lower tariffs for electric BMWs, VWs made in China – report

OKE

Automotive supplier acquires US competitor Global Enterprises

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable

COVESTRO

Launch of polycarbonates made from chemically recycled post-consumer waste

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GERMANY

Sales increase in 2023 misleading / Revenue set to drop in 2024 / Chinese carmakers take the lead in e-mobility – Atradius

YEAR-ENDER: GLOBAL CAR MARKET

Pace of EU, international sales growth to ease / Some suppliers sceptical about EVs

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Carmakers rethink investments as demand wanes / Consumers still worry about prices / EU examines Chinese imports

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP June 2023: Bitter battles for customers and orders / Lower costs pressure resin / Glass fibre prices hold up well