Automotive News from Eastern Europe

Policy Pump Relief: EU Clears Slovenia's Fuel Excise Cut → Industry Deep Roots: Slovenia's Auto Strength Meets a Redrawn Market → Markets Market Shift: Chinese Brands Triple Share in Slovenia → EV & Technology Eastern Surge: Slovenia Rides Europe's Fastest EV Growth → EV & Technology Power Play: Serbia Opens EV Charging to Private Sector → Suppliers Belgrade Steady: Serbia's Suppliers Ride Out Political Flux → Markets Beyond Ballots: Serbia's Auto Business Defies Politics → Suppliers Beyond Politics: Serbia's Auto Suppliers Keep Climbing → Suppliers Blue Light Order: Ukraine Police Buy 200 Vehicles → Suppliers Blue-Light Fleet: Ukraine Police Buy 200 Vehicles → AI & Automotive Autonomous Bus: MAN starts passenger trials in Munich → EV & Technology CATL: Debrecen Protests Bring Leaked Deal into Spotlight → Industry Vertevo Launch: SKF spins off automotive arm → Markets Super Cruise: GM brings hands‑free driving to Europe → New Models · Spy Shots Spy Shots: Corolla Cross EV Mule Hints Toyota's Multi‑Pathway → Policy Policy: MEPs back small‑EV incentives in committee votes → Trade & Logistics Ro‑Ro Link: COSCO Opens Xiaomo–Greece NEV Route → Suppliers Coatings: EU conditionally clears AkzoNobel‑Axalta merger → EV & Technology Slovakia: EV charging network surges 85% to 5,386 points → Industry Iveco: Tata Motors reaches 96% — squeeze‑out now likely → Markets Volkswagen: China tech may power 75% of European core models → New Models · Spy Shots Alpina: First BMW‑Owned 7 Series Tops 300 km/h in Spy Video → Suppliers Magna: German plant closure rattles supplier networks → Trade & Logistics Koper: Port sets new monthly container record → Policy Tax Net: Estonia's 86,000 Dormant Cars Face New Levy → Industry Fear Factor Gone: Estonian Car Sales Surge Over 50% → Markets Baltic Bounce: Estonia's Car Sales Surge Past Tax Shock → Markets Fuel Shock: Latvia's Pump Prices Jump 34.5% → EV & Technology Fast Lanes: Latvia's Charger Boom Fuels 46% EV Sales Surge → Trade & Logistics Auction Flip: Latvian Locomotives Resurface in Ukraine → Suppliers Baltic Reality: Latvia Feels Europe's Supplier Pain → Industry Up a Gear: Latvian Industry Grows as Europe's Autos Surge → Markets Baltic Charge: Lithuania's EV Sales Surge 44.8% → EV & Technology Baltic Charge: Vilnius Deploys 161 Electric, Hydrogen Buses → Trade & Logistics Pump Squeeze: Lithuania's Diesel Hits €2.189 a Litre → Suppliers Diesel Drag: Lithuania Fuel Costs Squeeze Fleets → EV & Technology Capital Charge: Vilnius Deploys 161 Electric, Hydrogen Buses → Industry Leapmotor Lands: Chinese EV Production Arrives in Europe → Markets Blue Oval Blitz: Ford Details Seven New Models for Europe → AI & Automotive Apollo World: Baidu's simulator compresses robotaxi testing → Policy Pump Relief: EU Clears Slovenia's Fuel Excise Cut → Industry Deep Roots: Slovenia's Auto Strength Meets a Redrawn Market → Markets Market Shift: Chinese Brands Triple Share in Slovenia → EV & Technology Eastern Surge: Slovenia Rides Europe's Fastest EV Growth → EV & Technology Power Play: Serbia Opens EV Charging to Private Sector → Suppliers Belgrade Steady: Serbia's Suppliers Ride Out Political Flux → Markets Beyond Ballots: Serbia's Auto Business Defies Politics → Suppliers Beyond Politics: Serbia's Auto Suppliers Keep Climbing → Suppliers Blue Light Order: Ukraine Police Buy 200 Vehicles → Suppliers Blue-Light Fleet: Ukraine Police Buy 200 Vehicles → AI & Automotive Autonomous Bus: MAN starts passenger trials in Munich → EV & Technology CATL: Debrecen Protests Bring Leaked Deal into Spotlight → Industry Vertevo Launch: SKF spins off automotive arm → Markets Super Cruise: GM brings hands‑free driving to Europe → New Models · Spy Shots Spy Shots: Corolla Cross EV Mule Hints Toyota's Multi‑Pathway → Policy Policy: MEPs back small‑EV incentives in committee votes → Trade & Logistics Ro‑Ro Link: COSCO Opens Xiaomo–Greece NEV Route → Suppliers Coatings: EU conditionally clears AkzoNobel‑Axalta merger → EV & Technology Slovakia: EV charging network surges 85% to 5,386 points → Industry Iveco: Tata Motors reaches 96% — squeeze‑out now likely → Markets Volkswagen: China tech may power 75% of European core models → New Models · Spy Shots Alpina: First BMW‑Owned 7 Series Tops 300 km/h in Spy Video → Suppliers Magna: German plant closure rattles supplier networks → Trade & Logistics Koper: Port sets new monthly container record → Policy Tax Net: Estonia's 86,000 Dormant Cars Face New Levy → Industry Fear Factor Gone: Estonian Car Sales Surge Over 50% → Markets Baltic Bounce: Estonia's Car Sales Surge Past Tax Shock → Markets Fuel Shock: Latvia's Pump Prices Jump 34.5% → EV & Technology Fast Lanes: Latvia's Charger Boom Fuels 46% EV Sales Surge → Trade & Logistics Auction Flip: Latvian Locomotives Resurface in Ukraine → Suppliers Baltic Reality: Latvia Feels Europe's Supplier Pain → Industry Up a Gear: Latvian Industry Grows as Europe's Autos Surge → Markets Baltic Charge: Lithuania's EV Sales Surge 44.8% → EV & Technology Baltic Charge: Vilnius Deploys 161 Electric, Hydrogen Buses → Trade & Logistics Pump Squeeze: Lithuania's Diesel Hits €2.189 a Litre → Suppliers Diesel Drag: Lithuania Fuel Costs Squeeze Fleets → EV & Technology Capital Charge: Vilnius Deploys 161 Electric, Hydrogen Buses → Industry Leapmotor Lands: Chinese EV Production Arrives in Europe → Markets Blue Oval Blitz: Ford Details Seven New Models for Europe → AI & Automotive Apollo World: Baidu's simulator compresses robotaxi testing →