Today is a day that captures exactly why we cover this region: a landmark study projects eastern Europe as the fastest-growing EV market on the continent, Croatia is quietly rewriting its record books, and Volkswagen is once again circling Türkiye. To help you keep pace, we're launching the EastAutoNews Daily Briefing — a short video every weekday distilling the stories that matter for Eastern Europe's auto industry. Here are the three you shouldn't miss.
A new study finds that smart charging could cut the grid bill for electric vehicles in European cities by a full 40 percent — a number that should concentrate minds from Warsaw to Sofia. The study's sharpest edge, though, is its forecast: eastern Europe is projected to post the fastest EV uptake growth in Europe. The region that arrived late to electrification may yet leapfrog the pioneers, provided cities and utilities get the charging architecture right.
Croatia's October new car sales slipped 4.8 percent year-on-year to 4,909 units, but the month's dip masks a milestone: the year-to-date tally has climbed 3.7 percent to a record 63,177 registrations. Just as significant is the composition of that growth — Chinese brand Omoda has cracked the Top 10, proof that the region's showroom hierarchy is no longer a closed European club.
