Automotive industry plays a major role for any growing economy and also plays an important role in country’s rapid economic and industrial development. Indian automotive industry contributes significantlyto the overall GDP of the nation and also provides significant business and employment opportunities. Today’s car is already...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] The EU and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), after two and a half years of intense talks. Following a telephone conversation between EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Commission made public the report on the 10th round of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which took place from 13-17 July 2015 in Brussels. The text is now available online. This publication is part of the Commission’s transparency initiative and in line with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After months of negotiation, Nokia sells the HERE Maps division to the German consortium, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen for $2.71 billion. The deal would see HERE Maps turn into an open platform, which all car manufacturers can use for navigation and mapping inside vehicles. The three...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Scandinavian automotive supplier association, FKG is hailing this week's breakthrough talks concerning Iranian sanctions in Vienna as "great for Europe." Iran has been on its knees economically for years as decades of Western suspicion surrounding its supposed nuclear weapons programme have translated into harsh penalties severely...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As air pollution is responsible for around 400,000 premature deaths in the EU yearly, Environment MEPs on Wednesday tightened up Commission plans and called for more ambitious national caps on emissions of six main pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] July plenary session [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px" image_repeat="no-repeat"][custom_font font_size="16" line_height="26" font_style="normal" text_align="left" font_weight="300" text_decoration="none" text_shadow="no" padding="0" margin="0" color="#adadad"] The Greece debt crisis took centre stage during July's plenary session, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras came to Strasbourg to discuss the search for solutions. MEPs also adopted their recommendations...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ZF TRW says it remains convinced CO2 emissions reduction is on an irreversible downward path as regulators flex ever stronger muscles when it comes to pollution. The European Commission has set the ambitious target of 95g of CO2 emissions per 100km by 2021 - although some suppliers...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PARIS -- Autonomous driving will become Valeo's main growth driver by 2020, says Guillaume Devauchelle, who is head of innovation at the French supplier. Valeo expects to combine its expertise in sensors, radar and other technologies to play an integral role in automakers' development of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New-car registrations in Germany jumped 13 percent in June, helped by two extra sales days and a growing economy. The surge in June registrations mirrors strong gains in France, Italy and Spain, suggesting the region is maintaining its steady recovery despite worries about a Greek exit...