Emergency In-Car Calling Will Be Standard on All Cars Sold in Europe by 2018
29 Apr 2015, 08:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following up on a project started back in 2012, the European Parliament just voted to make emergency in-car calling mandatory in the EU by 2018
The Cost of Abiding CO2 Emission Regulations in Europe Will Be Sky High
10 Mar 2015, 16:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The European Comission plans to introduce a mandatory CO2 regulation that has manufacturers in the EU drop the average emissions to 75 g/km by 2021
EU Asked to Look into Rising Petrol Prices
30 May 2011, 07:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Reacting to what appears to be an unstoppable growth trend for the prices of petrol, the Federation Nationale d'Automobile (FIA), a group that represents the interests of some 35 million driver...
We’re going to the US. EU sucks.
30 Mar 2011, 08:50 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / I wonder... how prepared the guys over in the US are to take in a wave of immigrants of about... 500 million people by 2050? I’m already considering it, after reading the new projects fleshed ...
No Fossil Fuels-Powered Cars in Europe Cities by 2050
28 Mar 2011, 15:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / All the achievements and even plans the automotive industry has made in the past few years in the field of alternative-powered vehicles will get a boost of unimaginable proportions in Europe, should...
Daytime Running Lights Mandatory in Europe
7 Feb 2011, 12:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European automotive scene is getting a new look starting from today, February 7, the day starting when all new cars and small delivery vans which will be produced and sold in the European Union ...
EU Driver Database from 2013
3 Dec 2010, 15:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Union (EU) has decided to create an organized system which would allow it to track and fine drivers who commit offenses in the member countries, regardless of the state of origin. Simpl...
Geely Gets EU Approval to Buy Volvo
7 Jul 2010, 12:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After a few good months when nothing of the announced deal between Chinese group Geely and Ford transpired, news of the European Union (EU) giving the Chinese a green light for the purchase of Volvo...
EU to Impose Speed Limiters on Vans and Light Trucks
5 May 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / The European Union is planning to impose mandatory speed limiters on vans and light trucks to prevent them from exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) and to improve their fuel efficiency, according to an EU r...
EU Introduces Sustainable Mobility Plan
29 Apr 2010, 08:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The European Union has published a set of proposals to support the large scale introduction of new energy vehicles in an effort to facilitate the transition to sustainable mobility. The EU notes ...
Dacia, EU's Fastest Growing Brand in March
16 Apr 2010, 14:54 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / New car registrations in the European Union rose 10.8 percent in March, representing the month’s biggest growth in years, helped by demand in the four largest markets excepting Germany. Accord...
EU Considers 100BHP Limit for Motorcycles... Again
8 Mar 2010, 11:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / New regulations for on-road motorcycles seem to make their way through again on the EU agenda, including a 100 bhp limit, mandatory ABS and periodic roadworthiness testing. The Department for Transp...
EU Funds Volvo Competence Enhancement
26 Feb 2010, 17:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The European Social Fund (ESF) announced today it has approved 18 million kronor ($2.5 million) to be used by Industrikompetens i vast, a competence center specializing in industrial jobs and involv...
EU: No State Funds to Save Opel Factories
9 Feb 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Since General Motors has already confirmed its decision to close the Antwerp plant and rumors are claiming that other facilities might have the same fate, countries hosting Opel plants are willing t...
EU to Review Saab Loan Guarantee ASAP
28 Jan 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that General Motors finally agreed to sell Saab to Spyker, the Swedish authorities must decide on the amount of money to be used for backing the deal. Sources are claiming that Sweden wants to o...
Bosch Works On A Predictive Emergency Braking System
10 Dec 2009, 11:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Following the new brake assist systems EU regulation which will be applicable to all new vehicles from February 24, 2011, aiming to improve pedestrian safety, Bosch plans to roll out predictive emer...
US to Renew Trade Barriers with South Korea
20 Nov 2009, 13:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The sweet scent of success in Asia has pushed the US government into informal talks with its South Korean counterpart over a possible renewal of trade barriers in the auto sector. Called the Free Tr...
EU, GM to Talk on Opel Future in Brussels
19 Nov 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors representatives will meet with EU officials and European economic ministers next Monday in Brussels to talk on Opel's future. Basically, the European Commission is attempting to ...
EU's Concerns Led to GM Keeping Opel
11 Nov 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors decided to keep Opel and angered German officials who negotiated for months a potential sale to Magna International and its Russian partner Sberbank. In its defense, board chairman Ed...
Spain Gives Green Light to Magna-Opel Deal
26 Oct 2009, 19:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A piece of good news came for Canadian parts maker Magna from Spain today, as one major obstacle was overcome. The Zaragoza facility workers have agreed to accept the proposed job and production cut...