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HELLA Automotive supplier to close German subsidiary / Under-utilisation puts pressure on operating profit	31.03.2025
TRADE WAR Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul	28.03.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET EU registrations continue lower / EVs retain lead in market share	27.03.2025
ITALY Government bailout of EUR 2.5 bn for automotive components sector / Switch to weapons production possible	27.03.2025
SAPA Italian automotive supplier acquires Megatech Industries / Move to drive innovation in mobility	13.03.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET EU registrations fall in January / EVs retain lead in market share	26.02.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING CEO-led coalition launches feasibility study / Real-world data sought from 100 end-of-life vehicles	26.02.2025
AUTOMOTIVE ELVR draft report: EU Parliament calls for lower recycled-content targets for cars / Associations concerned over impact on recycling innovation	17.02.2025
REHAU German plastics processor sells large parts of automotive activities / Merger with competitor SRG Global	06.02.2025
KB COMPONENTS Swedish plastics processor expands / Acquisitions in Scandinavia, India, Baltic states / New deputy CEO	06.02.2025
HB FULLER US adhesives manufacturer plans to close a third of its plants / Future unclear for the ten European locations	24.01.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Rise in December EU registrations supports 2024 growth / EVs account for over half of sales last year	22.01.2025
ELECTRIC VEHICLES North American investments strengthen lithium-ion battery manufacturing / Additional separator-film production planned	15.01.2025
AUTOMOTIVE Umbrella group tells EU lawmakers to ‘stick with End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation plan' / Resisting pressure to water down proposals ‘will boost recycled content in new vehicles'	02.01.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET EU registrations falter in November / Sales of battery-electric vehicles slump	20.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: AUTOMOTIVE MARKET Economic woes stall sales growth / Trump´s trade war threats stoke fears for 2025	13.12.2024
YEAR-ENDERS Wrapping up 2024, sizing up 2025 – PIE series	11.12.2024
ELECTRIC VEHICLES Demand for lithium-ion battery protection material set to accelerate / Growth in EV sales to see boom in HMWPE market	10.12.2024
EASTMAN Further expansion of PVB films in Belgium	27.11.2024
SIMOLDES / POLYKEMI Collaboration tests recyclate performance in automotive / No major investments required for transition from virgin plastics	27.11.2024
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET EU registrations rebound in October / Tariffs slowing Chinese imports / BEV demand to decline / Ford job cuts to focus on Germany	22.11.2024
LEAR US automotive supplier misses annual targets / Sales stable despite low demand / Plant closures in Europe	21.11.2024
AUNDE Automotive supplier acquires Toyota Boshoku subsidiary	11.11.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU starts tariffs on Chinese EVs / More consumers turn away from fossil fuel cars	31.10.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Who will call shots in e-mobility? / Stellantis CEO: “Darwinian times for the automotive industry” / Europe on track to become workbench for China / Combustion engine makers play dangerous game from Chinese perspective	24.10.2024

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