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Suppliers 1 h ago Steel: Nippon Steel Trading buys CLN Slovakia service centre Read now→ Policy 1 h ago Made in Europe: EU fight reshapes car rules Read now→ Markets 1 h ago Kongsberg: Polish plant shifts industrial demand in Pomerania Read now→ Industry 1 h ago Poland: LG Energy Solution expands Wrocław cell output — Capacity boost for EU EV Read now→ EV & Technology 1 h ago Rabla: Romania to prioritise EU‑built EVs from 2027 Read now→ AI & Automotive 1 h ago Autoware 2.0: TIER IV pushes open AI stack for autonomous driving Read now→ AI & Automotive 3 h ago Siemens: AI and digital twins speed factory inspection Read now→ Trade & Logistics 3 h ago Car Carriers: Wallenius Expands Fleet — Relief for CEE Read now→ Suppliers 3 h ago Schaeffler: 3,460‑job cuts hit Europe, Slovakia sites adjusted Read now→ Policy 3 h ago Auto Package: Committees back softer 2035 CO₂ rules Read now→ Markets 3 h ago Steyr Motors: Board backs Red Cat’s €39 takeover offer Read now→ Industry 3 h ago Craemer: 2,500‑tonne press boosts Slovakia plant Read now→ AI & Automotive 3 h ago AI: RDW caps Tesla Assisted Driving speed margin at +10% Read now→ Policy 4 h ago EU battery rules 2026: Romanian plants face a compliance crunch Read now→ Industry 4 h ago Porsche Holding: CEE expansion accelerates Read now→ Industry 5 h ago Daily Briefing: Smart Charging, Omoda's Climb, VW's Türkiye Play Read now→ EV & Technology 5 h ago Smart Charge: Europe's Cities Could Cut EV Grid Bills 40% Read now→ Markets 5 h ago Omoda Surge: Croatia Dips in October, Hits Record YTD Read now→ Industry 5 h ago Bosphorus Encore: Volkswagen Weighs Turkish Car Production Read now→ Policy 5 h ago Comeback Clause: Honda Weighs Return to EU Output Read now→ Trade & Logistics 5 h ago Black Sea Stall: Storm Halts Romania's Port Hubs Read now→ EV & Technology 6 h ago Green Grip: Hungary Shuts Semcorp Plant, Fines SK On Read now→ Markets 6 h ago Czech Mate: Škoda Takes Second in Europe Read now→ Policy 6 h ago Comeback Gear: Honda Weighs Restarting EU Car Output Read now→ Trade & Logistics 6 h ago Choke Point: EU Received 91 Cargoes Amid Hormuz Crisis Read now→ EV & Technology 6 h ago Smart Charge: Europe Could Cut EV Grid Bill by 40% Read now→ Markets 6 h ago Share Drain: Europe's Giants Slip as Chery Passes Tesla Read now→ Policy 6 h ago Cost Alarm: Mercedes, Toyota Warn EU Rules Raise Prices Read now→ Trade & Logistics 6 h ago Rijeka Rising: Connectivity Rewires CEE Car Trade Read now→ EV & Technology 6 h ago Smart Charge: Europe Can Cut EV Grid Costs by 40% Read now→ Industry 6 h ago Scale Shift: BYD's October EV Sales Beat U.S. Q3 Total Read now→ Industry 7 h ago Billions Out, Zero In: Lithuania's Industry Stagnates Read now→ Trade & Logistics 7 h ago Diesel Squeeze: Lithuania's Trade Engine Faces €2.195 Fuel Read now→ Markets 7 h ago Flat to 2035: Lithuania's Car Trade Turns Zero-Sum Read now→ Industry 7 h ago Made in Europe: Lithuania's €2.4B Buys No Local Work Read now→ EV & Technology 7 h ago Exit Charge: Mercedes Sell-Off Reshapes Lithuania Read now→ Policy 8 h ago Deadline Danger: Latvia Weighs EU's Factory Gap Read now→ Trade & Logistics 8 h ago Pump Slump: Latvia's Fuel Sales Dip as Retail Booms Read now→ EV & Technology 8 h ago Baltic Signal: Mercedes Exits Charging, Electra Steps In Read now→ Markets 8 h ago Steady State: Toyota Rules Latvia as Europe Plateaus Read now→
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Markets Steady State: Toyota Rules Latvia as Europe Plateaus → EV & Technology Baltic Signal: Mercedes Exits Charging, Electra Steps In → Trade & Logistics Pump Slump: Latvia's Fuel Sales Dip as Retail Booms → Policy Deadline Danger: Latvia Weighs EU's Factory Gap → EV & Technology Exit Charge: Mercedes Sell-Off Reshapes Lithuania → Industry Made in Europe: Lithuania's €2.4B Buys No Local Work → Markets Flat to 2035: Lithuania's Car Trade Turns Zero-Sum → Trade & Logistics Diesel Squeeze: Lithuania's Trade Engine Faces €2.195 Fuel → Industry Billions Out, Zero In: Lithuania's Industry Stagnates → Industry Scale Shift: BYD's October EV Sales Beat U.S. Q3 Total → EV & Technology Smart Charge: Europe Can Cut EV Grid Costs by 40% → Trade & Logistics Rijeka Rising: Connectivity Rewires CEE Car Trade → Policy Cost Alarm: Mercedes, Toyota Warn EU Rules Raise Prices → Markets Share Drain: Europe's Giants Slip as Chery Passes Tesla → EV & Technology Smart Charge: Europe Could Cut EV Grid Bill by 40% → Trade & Logistics Choke Point: EU Received 91 Cargoes Amid Hormuz Crisis → Policy Comeback Gear: Honda Weighs Restarting EU Car Output → Markets Czech Mate: Škoda Takes Second in Europe → EV & Technology Green Grip: Hungary Shuts Semcorp Plant, Fines SK On → Trade & Logistics Black Sea Stall: Storm Halts Romania's Port Hubs → Policy Comeback Clause: Honda Weighs Return to EU Output → Industry Bosphorus Encore: Volkswagen Weighs Turkish Car Production → Markets Omoda Surge: Croatia Dips in October, Hits Record YTD → EV & Technology Smart Charge: Europe's Cities Could Cut EV Grid Bills 40% → Industry Daily Briefing: Smart Charging, Omoda's Climb, VW's Türkiye Play → Industry Porsche Holding: CEE expansion accelerates → Policy EU battery rules 2026: Romanian plants face a compliance crunch → AI & Automotive AI: RDW caps Tesla Assisted Driving speed margin at +10% → Industry Craemer: 2,500‑tonne press boosts Slovakia plant → Markets Steyr Motors: Board backs Red Cat’s €39 takeover offer → Policy Auto Package: Committees back softer 2035 CO₂ rules → Suppliers Schaeffler: 3,460‑job cuts hit Europe, Slovakia sites adjusted → Trade & Logistics Car Carriers: Wallenius Expands Fleet — Relief for CEE → AI & Automotive Siemens: AI and digital twins speed factory inspection → AI & Automotive Autoware 2.0: TIER IV pushes open AI stack for autonomous driving → EV & Technology Rabla: Romania to prioritise EU‑built EVs from 2027 → Industry Poland: LG Energy Solution expands Wrocław cell output — Capacity boost for EU EV supply → Markets Kongsberg: Polish plant shifts industrial demand in Pomerania → Policy Made in Europe: EU fight reshapes car rules → Suppliers Steel: Nippon Steel Trading buys CLN Slovakia service centre → Markets Steady State: Toyota Rules Latvia as Europe Plateaus → EV & Technology Baltic Signal: Mercedes Exits Charging, Electra Steps In → Trade & Logistics Pump Slump: Latvia's Fuel Sales Dip as Retail Booms → Policy Deadline Danger: Latvia Weighs EU's Factory Gap → EV & Technology Exit Charge: Mercedes Sell-Off Reshapes Lithuania → Industry Made in Europe: Lithuania's €2.4B Buys No Local Work → Markets Flat to 2035: Lithuania's Car Trade Turns Zero-Sum → Trade & Logistics Diesel Squeeze: Lithuania's Trade Engine Faces €2.195 Fuel → Industry Billions Out, Zero In: Lithuania's Industry Stagnates → Industry Scale Shift: BYD's October EV Sales Beat U.S. Q3 Total → EV & Technology Smart Charge: Europe Can Cut EV Grid Costs by 40% → Trade & Logistics Rijeka Rising: Connectivity Rewires CEE Car Trade → Policy Cost Alarm: Mercedes, Toyota Warn EU Rules Raise Prices → Markets Share Drain: Europe's Giants Slip as Chery Passes Tesla → EV & Technology Smart Charge: Europe Could Cut EV Grid Bill by 40% → Trade & Logistics Choke Point: EU Received 91 Cargoes Amid Hormuz Crisis → Policy Comeback Gear: Honda Weighs Restarting EU Car Output → Markets Czech Mate: Škoda Takes Second in Europe → EV & Technology Green Grip: Hungary Shuts Semcorp Plant, Fines SK On → Trade & Logistics Black Sea Stall: Storm Halts Romania's Port Hubs → Policy Comeback Clause: Honda Weighs Return to EU Output → Industry Bosphorus Encore: Volkswagen Weighs Turkish Car Production → Markets Omoda Surge: Croatia Dips in October, Hits Record YTD → EV & Technology Smart Charge: Europe's Cities Could Cut EV Grid Bills 40% → Industry Daily Briefing: Smart Charging, Omoda's Climb, VW's Türkiye Play → Industry Porsche Holding: CEE expansion accelerates → Policy EU battery rules 2026: Romanian plants face a compliance crunch → AI & Automotive AI: RDW caps Tesla Assisted Driving speed margin at +10% → Industry Craemer: 2,500‑tonne press boosts Slovakia plant → Markets Steyr Motors: Board backs Red Cat’s €39 takeover offer → Policy Auto Package: Committees back softer 2035 CO₂ rules → Suppliers Schaeffler: 3,460‑job cuts hit Europe, Slovakia sites adjusted → Trade & Logistics Car Carriers: Wallenius Expands Fleet — Relief for CEE → AI & Automotive Siemens: AI and digital twins speed factory inspection → AI & Automotive Autoware 2.0: TIER IV pushes open AI stack for autonomous driving → EV & Technology Rabla: Romania to prioritise EU‑built EVs from 2027 → Industry Poland: LG Energy Solution expands Wrocław cell output — Capacity boost for EU EV supply → Markets Kongsberg: Polish plant shifts industrial demand in Pomerania → Policy Made in Europe: EU fight reshapes car rules → Suppliers Steel: Nippon Steel Trading buys CLN Slovakia service centre →
Steel service centre yard at dawn with stacked coils and an open slitting workshop door, Košice.Suppliers/1 h agoSteel: Nippon Steel Trading buys CLN Slovakia service centreNippon Steel Trading agreed on 30 October 2026 to buy CLN Slovakia, a 220 kt/y steel service centre inside the Košice mill that supplies automotive strip and sheet — a m…Council building exterior with parked vans and an electric car at a curbside charger in Brussels.Policy/1 h agoMade in Europe: EU fight reshapes car rulesNew industrial site near Tri‑City at dawn, cranes and empty yards ahead of constructionMarkets/1 h agoKongsberg: Polish plant shifts industrial demand in PomeraniaLG Energy Solution Wrocław plant exterior with trucks and construction activity in late afternoonIndustry/1 h agoPoland: LG Energy Solution expands Wrocław cell output — Capacity boost for EU EV supply

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New electric cars lined up outside a Bucharest dealership, people completing paperwork, daytime.EV & Technology/1 h agoRabla: Romania to prioritise EU‑built EVs from 2027Romania’s environment minister told a Nov 3 press briefing that the 2027 Rabla scrappage scheme will prioritise cars bu…Engineers test an autonomous shuttle at an urban trial site, inspecting software on laptops.AI & Automotive/1 h agoAutoware 2.0: TIER IV pushes open AI stack for autonomous drivingTIER IV announced it will lead Autoware 2.0, adding AI-first support to the open-source autonomous-driving stack — a mo…Technicians monitor a digital twin on a screen while robots handle PCBs in a factory line.AI & Automotive/3 h agoSiemens: AI and digital twins speed factory inspectionSiemens and NVIDIA have tested AI agents and digital-twin workflows at the Erlangen electronics plant to train inspecti…Large Ro‑Ro car carrier at berth at dawn with cranes and rows of new cars visible on deck.Trade & Logistics/3 h agoCar Carriers: Wallenius Expands Fleet — Relief for CEEWallenius Wilhelmsen has moved to order large next‑generation car carriers as Chinese vehicle exports surge. The new sh…
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New car registrations · September 2026 127,141 in 11 countries
  1. PL Poland 55,821▲ 24,2%
  2. CZ Czech Republic 19,095▲ 7,8%
  3. HU Hungary 12,488
  4. RO Romania 10,952
  5. SK Slovakia 7,021
  6. SI Slovenia 5,286▲ 6,8%
  7. HR Croatia 4,497
  8. LT Lithuania 4,224
  9. BG Bulgaria 4,193
  10. LV Latvia 1,894
Source: national registration authorities · Full registrations report →
Monthly trend · Poland 55,821September 2026 January 2026September 2026 EV share of new car registrations
19,8%SI 12,2%EE 10,4%LV 9,6%HU 8,8%BG
Source: ACEA · As of September 2026
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