LKQ’s Europe Margin Halved in a Year, and the CEO Left Before the Earnings Call
LKQ said on October 23 that its European segment earned an EBITDA margin of between...
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Norway’s Biggest Home Guard Drill of the Year Rode in Rental EVs. Some of Them Were Rolling Tape
Norway’s Home Guard spent a week in September rehearsing how to defend its capital. Some...
Hackers Spent Three Weeks in German Dealer Software and Walked Off With Buyers’ Delivery Dates and Loan Amounts
A three-week intrusion into GeNesys, dealer software used by Volkswagen Group retailers in Germany, exposed order numbers, delivery dates and…
Tesla Retires the “Full Self-Driving” Name in Europe After Germany Objected. It’s Now “Tesla Assisted Driving”
For nearly a decade, Tesla has defended the words “Full Self-Driving” against regulators, lawyers, and...
BMW’s EVs Are Up 37.5% in Europe and Down About 35% Everywhere Else. Neue Klasse Hasn’t Left Europe Yet
BMW Group delivered 81,941 electric vehicles in Europe in the third quarter, up 37.5%. Outside Europe, its battery-electric deliveries fell…
What’s Left of Hethel After Tariffs Took a Sledgehammer to Lotus
At the end of August 2025, Lotus told its British staff that up to 550...
Gas-Only Cars Just Dropped Below Half of Global New-Car Sales. Meanwhile, Americans Get $4.35 Gas and No EV Credit.
Gasoline-only models fell to 49% of global new-vehicle sales in the first half of 2026. In the U.S., gas is…
Norway Sealed a Chinese Bus Inside a Mountain to Find Its Kill Switch. A Romanian SIM Card Was Holding It.
Oslo's transit agency sealed a Yutong electric bus inside a mountain and found its maker could reach the power system…
Lucid Promised Bolt 25,000 Robotaxis. Europe Only Lets It Register 1,500 a Year.
Lucid and Bolt say 25,000 driverless Lucids are headed for Europe. The EU's own rules currently cap each driverless vehicle…
Britain’s Steering Wheels Are on the Right. That May Be Its Smartest Battery Policy.
Britain is reviewing its EV sales mandate just as a £7 billion battery industry, a locked-in EU trade deadline and…
This 130-Year-Old German Supplier Made Parts Every EV Still Needs. It Filed for Insolvency Anyway.
Prinz-Mayweg made seat, dashboard and steering tubes that electric cars still need. Its insolvency shows what is really squeezing German…
Volkswagen Just Wrote Off €6 Billion of Porsche. The 911 Is the Only Porsche Still Growing.
Volkswagen's roughly €6 billion Porsche write-down isn't a verdict on the 911. It's the bill for a China, SUV and…
Tesla’s Semi Plant Opens, Rivian Recalls Nearly 99,000 EVs, and What Else Moved
Tesla's Semi factory opens, Rivian recalls 98,828 EVs over backup cameras, Geely hits four-minute charging, and the BYD question hangs…
Volkswagen Is Europe’s Biggest Company By Revenue Now. That’s Not The Same As Winning.
Volkswagen just became the largest company in Europe, measured by revenue. It’s also in the...
Europe Just Made Every New Car Watch Your Eyes. America Gets the Camera, Not the Rules.
Since 7 July 2026, every new car registered in the EU must carry a driver monitoring camera — and the…