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Trade & Logistics/3 h agoBorder: Orlivka queues stretch 7–8 days, strain CEE car flowsA sudden spike in truck queues at the Isaccea–Orlivka ferry crossing is creating 7–8 day exit waits for freight from Ukraine into Romania, threatening timely deliveries …
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EV & Technology/4 h agoBattery: Hungary halts CATL tank‑park expansion after permit pauseHungary's Hajdú‑Bihar county office has suspended the building permit for an electrolyte‑tank expansion at CATL’s Debre…
AI & Automotive/4 h agoAI: von der Leyen backs single EU approval for autonomous vehiclesEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Nov 3 urged a single EU approval procedure for autonomous-vehicle…
Trade & Logistics/4 h agoStreak Over: Lithuania's 25-Month Car Boom Hits the BrakesLithuania's new car market posts its first decline in more than two years — 4,087 registrations in October, down 5.5% —…
Industry/4 h agoRefinery Reckoning: Orlen's $5B Baltic Bet Yields $1BMore than $5 billion in, roughly $1 billion back: Polish media have put the Baltics' only refinery — Lithuania's Mažeik…
Policy/4 h agoScooter Clampdown: Lithuania Takes On Micromobility ChaosVilnius calls it “chaos”: Lithuania’s transport ministry has asked the Seimas to tighten e-scooter rules — just as Brussels hands the car industry a sweeping regulatory …
Policy/4 h agoPavement Wars: Lithuania Moves to Tame E-Scooter 'Chaos'Lithuania's transport ministry has asked the Seimas to tighten the rules on electric scooters, vowing to end the 'chaos…
Suppliers/4 h agoBaltic Five: Latvia's Slim Supplier Ranks Face EV Power GapLatvia fields just five companies among the region's Top 500 — half the number of neighbouring Estonia. As Europe's EV …
Suppliers/5 h agoSupplier Math: Latvia Counts Five in Region's Top 500
EV & Technology/5 h agoCharge Smart: Europe Could Cut EV Grid Bill by 40%
Policy/5 h agoGhost Fleet: Estonia Purges 71,749 Missing CarsEstonia's Transport Administration has struck 71,749 long-suspended vehicles from the traffic registry after ruling the…
Trade & Logistics/5 h agoFerry Surge: Tallinn Port Beats Q3 ForecastSix ferry calls a day, exports up 6 percent and a car market surging 23 percent: Estonia's trade engine is running hot …
EV & Technology/5 h agoTallinn's Turn: Smart Charging Could Cut EV Grid Bill 40%Smart charging could shave 40 percent off Europe's EV grid bill, a new study finds — and with Eastern Europe forecast t…
Policy/5 h agoTwo-Track Turn: EU Loosens CO2 Rules, Battery Tariffs LoomThe European Parliament's Environment Committee wants to relax 2035 CO2 targets, setting a 2030 goal of 35 percent — ev…
Policy/5 h agoGhost Fleet: Estonia Purges 71,749 Cars From Registry
Trade & Logistics/5 h agoTrade Under Fire: Strikes and Tariffs Test Export Routes
Markets/5 h agoUnplugged: Ukraine's EV Boom Collapses, Skoda SurgesUkraine's new-car market shrank 37% in October 2026 as electric share crashed from 31% to 8.8%. The Skoda Kodiaq took i…
Markets/5 h agoSlovak Split: PCA Soars 118% as Kia and VW SlideSlovakia's car plants still post billion-euro turnovers, but performance is diverging sharply: PCA Slovakia grew turnov…
Industry/5 h agoDetour East: Dacia Weighs India's Bridger EV for EuropeDacia is weighing a European launch for the Renault Bridger, an electric model developed exclusively for India. Renault…
Trade & Logistics/5 h agoTwo Fronts: China's Car Surge, Ukraine's Choked TradeRussian strikes have collapsed Ukraine's Black Sea trade just as China's vehicle exports surge 65.8% toward Europe. For…The Eight Desks
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