
Volkswagen as a Symptom of Europe’s Industrial Decline
As Germany is losing its automotive edge, France and Italy are facing overcapacity, Spain is exposed by its role as a production platform, and China is advancing inside Europe’s own market.

As Germany is losing its automotive edge, France and Italy are facing overcapacity, Spain is exposed by its role as a production platform, and China is advancing inside Europe’s own market.

Born from one government decree, the People’s Car is now slowly succumbing to another government decree.

The draft program includes cow methane monitoring, EV incentives, and major infrastructure upgrades to get the country to ‘net zero’ by 2045.

The trade war with China leaves the automotive industry without key components and no immediate alternatives.

Volkswagen is scaling back production in Germany, reflecting Europe’s faltering shift toward fully electric mobility.

Low demand in Europe for EVs is hurting the global carmaker.

Researchers in Los Angeles found fine particle levels around charging hubs far higher than normal street air.

Electric car adoption hasn’t matched the hype, Porsche admits, as it pivots back to hybrids and traditional engines

Even pro-Brussels figures are concerned by the increasing speed of the EU’s damaging net zero drive.

A new vision for electric vehicles highlights missed chances to lead in advanced driver assistance technology.