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Price Slide: Europe's Used Car Prices Down 0.9% in October
Europe's used car market continued to deflate in October as the AUTO1 Group Price Index slipped 0.9% to 132.0 points — down 3.4% year-to-da…
Flash Charge: BYD Bets Millions on Romania
BYD will invest "a few hundred million dollars" in a Romanian flash-charging network, starting with a pilot of 10-20 stations and growing t…
Motor Core: Czech Industry Punches Above EU Weight
Industry accounts for a larger share of the Czech economy than the EU average, with motor vehicles among its major manufacturing pillars - …
Record Month: Geely Cracks Europe's Top 20
European car demand hit record levels in September 2026, catching some OEMs off guard — and Geely seized the moment, breaking into the top …
Carbon MOU: KG Mobility Preps Supply Chain for EU Rules
The Korean automaker has signed a supply-chain agreement as Brussels weighs extending carbon rules to steel- and aluminum-intensive auto pa…
Value First: Porsche Profit Rebounds Sharply
Porsche AG's operating profit leaps to €1.74 billion from just €40 million a year earlier as its 'Value over Volume' strategy shows first s…
Base Boost: Skoda Epiq Easy 35 Saves €2,000
Skoda adds an Easy 35 entry version to the Epiq line-up, saving €2,000 without giving up any range — up to 324 km WLTP and 23-minute fast c…
Supplier Push: BYD Pledges Hundreds of Millions in Romania
BYD executive vice president Stella Li has announced investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars in Romania, targeting ultra-fast cha…
Charger Hub: Serbia to Build JuiceBox Units for Europe
Serbia's EV growth is outstripping its charging network — and VoltiE Group now plans to build its JuiceBox charging units in Kraljevo, with…
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Price Slide: Europe's Used Car Prices Down 0.9% in October
Europe's used car market continued to deflate in October as the AUTO1 Group Price Index slipped 0.9% to 132.0 points — down 3.4% year-to-da…
Flash Charge: BYD Bets Millions on Romania
BYD will invest "a few hundred million dollars" in a Romanian flash-charging network, starting with a pilot of 10-20 stations and growing t…
Motor Core: Czech Industry Punches Above EU Weight
Industry accounts for a larger share of the Czech economy than the EU average, with motor vehicles among its major manufacturing pillars - …
Record Month: Geely Cracks Europe's Top 20
European car demand hit record levels in September 2026, catching some OEMs off guard — and Geely seized the moment, breaking into the top …