Automotive News from Eastern Europe

Industry Daily Briefing: Grids, Growth and the 2035 Fight → Policy Battery Rules: Romania's EV rollout at a crossroads → EV & Technology Smart Charging: EU launches €15m AI pilot to knit grids and EVs → Industry SiC Breakthrough: Infineon makes 300mm SiC power devices → Markets Bulgaria: Ensinger to open €10m engineering‑plastics plant → New Models · Spy Shots Skoda Kodiaq: Facelift prototype spied in the Alps → Policy Policy: Croatia opens €9,000 EV grants — 17,600 apply on day one → Suppliers Batteries: BMW adds Samsung SDI and LG to Gen6 supply → Trade & Logistics TransLogistica: Warsaw fair spotlights vehicle‑logistics shift → AI & Automotive Deep Fusion: Autolink brings AI E/E platform to Europe → AI & Automotive ZEISS: TALOS robot brings metrology-grade inspection to plants → Markets BYD car: Dealers and deals reach Croatia this autumn → Markets Nine‑month surge: skoda cars help lift Škoda Auto profit → New Models · Spy Shots YANGWANG ALTIOR (2026): price, launch, specs - all facts → Industry Dacia car factory: Mioveni stays active as site adds solar project → EV & Technology Charging: Fastned raises €27m to speed European rollout → Markets WKW: Győr protest spotlights supplier pain → Policy Enlargement: Montenegro nears EU accession, roadmaps set → Suppliers Autoneum: Agrees to buy Trèves for up to €64m → Trade & Logistics Le Havre Strike: Port disruption hits vehicle flows → Markets Home Turf: Škoda holds a third of Czech EV market → EV & Technology Seoul Pledge: Korean battery firms commit to Hungary → Trade & Logistics Export Rush: China Ships Cars Ahead of Tax, Quota Deadlines → Suppliers Supplier Squeeze: EU May Stop Competing With China by 2030 → Policy Spy Fears: MEPs urge EU cyber probe of BYD → AI & Automotive AI: Porsche rolls LLM Voice Pilot into new PCM for four models → Markets AD Plastik: €18.2m Stellantis Win Boosts Croatian Supplier → Policy Rabla Restart: Romania's Auto Grants Run Out in Minutes → Suppliers Infineon: Customers must commit before more chip capacity → Trade & Logistics Ro‑Ro: Höegh taps BYD batteries for ammonia car carrier → Industry GWM Goes Local: Bulgarian Plant to Start in Q1 2027 → Markets Price Drag: Stellantis Ships 10% More, Revenue Up 3% → Suppliers Partner Hunt: Croatia Shops EV Platform to Industry → AI & Automotive Humanoids: Apptronik pivots Apollo toward logistics in Hungary → EV & Technology Export Controls: China extends battery-material pause to Jan 10 → Markets Ratings: S&P cuts Mercedes‑Benz to A‑, Hungary in focus → New Models · Spy Shots Alpina i7: First EV prototype spied → Policy AFIR: Brussels reopens review — charging rules could widen to ports → Suppliers Battery-materials supplier signs Hungary cathode deal: EcoPro BM in talks → Trade & Logistics Lithium‑ion fires: Supply‑chain risk for CEE vehicle logistics → Industry Daily Briefing: Grids, Growth and the 2035 Fight → Policy Battery Rules: Romania's EV rollout at a crossroads → EV & Technology Smart Charging: EU launches €15m AI pilot to knit grids and EVs → Industry SiC Breakthrough: Infineon makes 300mm SiC power devices → Markets Bulgaria: Ensinger to open €10m engineering‑plastics plant → New Models · Spy Shots Skoda Kodiaq: Facelift prototype spied in the Alps → Policy Policy: Croatia opens €9,000 EV grants — 17,600 apply on day one → Suppliers Batteries: BMW adds Samsung SDI and LG to Gen6 supply → Trade & Logistics TransLogistica: Warsaw fair spotlights vehicle‑logistics shift → AI & Automotive Deep Fusion: Autolink brings AI E/E platform to Europe → AI & Automotive ZEISS: TALOS robot brings metrology-grade inspection to plants → Markets BYD car: Dealers and deals reach Croatia this autumn → Markets Nine‑month surge: skoda cars help lift Škoda Auto profit → New Models · Spy Shots YANGWANG ALTIOR (2026): price, launch, specs - all facts → Industry Dacia car factory: Mioveni stays active as site adds solar project → EV & Technology Charging: Fastned raises €27m to speed European rollout → Markets WKW: Győr protest spotlights supplier pain → Policy Enlargement: Montenegro nears EU accession, roadmaps set → Suppliers Autoneum: Agrees to buy Trèves for up to €64m → Trade & Logistics Le Havre Strike: Port disruption hits vehicle flows → Markets Home Turf: Škoda holds a third of Czech EV market → EV & Technology Seoul Pledge: Korean battery firms commit to Hungary → Trade & Logistics Export Rush: China Ships Cars Ahead of Tax, Quota Deadlines → Suppliers Supplier Squeeze: EU May Stop Competing With China by 2030 → Policy Spy Fears: MEPs urge EU cyber probe of BYD → AI & Automotive AI: Porsche rolls LLM Voice Pilot into new PCM for four models → Markets AD Plastik: €18.2m Stellantis Win Boosts Croatian Supplier → Policy Rabla Restart: Romania's Auto Grants Run Out in Minutes → Suppliers Infineon: Customers must commit before more chip capacity → Trade & Logistics Ro‑Ro: Höegh taps BYD batteries for ammonia car carrier → Industry GWM Goes Local: Bulgarian Plant to Start in Q1 2027 → Markets Price Drag: Stellantis Ships 10% More, Revenue Up 3% → Suppliers Partner Hunt: Croatia Shops EV Platform to Industry → AI & Automotive Humanoids: Apptronik pivots Apollo toward logistics in Hungary → EV & Technology Export Controls: China extends battery-material pause to Jan 10 → Markets Ratings: S&P cuts Mercedes‑Benz to A‑, Hungary in focus → New Models · Spy Shots Alpina i7: First EV prototype spied → Policy AFIR: Brussels reopens review — charging rules could widen to ports → Suppliers Battery-materials supplier signs Hungary cathode deal: EcoPro BM in talks → Trade & Logistics Lithium‑ion fires: Supply‑chain risk for CEE vehicle logistics →