[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even the most ardent car lovers would struggle to identify some of the vehicles built by major multinational auto companies in China. A BMW Brilliance Zinoro, an SGMW Baojun and a Dongfeng Nissan Venucia are among the “indigenous” brands that the Chinese government requires foreign-invested joint...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Parliament adopts a less ambitious text than the Commission had hoped for. [/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"] “I am sorry that together we did not manage to convince the Council to accept a more ambitious text”. [/custom_font][vc_empty_space height="20px"...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Electric and hybrid cars will have to generate noise to make them safer for pedestrians, especially the visually impaired, the European Parliament says. MEPs agreed that in future the vehicles must be fitted with devices to make them "sound similar" to cars with combustion engines. The move...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday the European Parliament adopted with a clear majority the roadworthiness package, a set of measures to toughen up vehicle checks and to widen their scope. The three directives that constitute the roadworthiness package concern periodic roadworthiness tests, technical roadside inspections for commercial vehicles and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Council today adopted a regulation on the 2020 reduction of CO2 emissions from new passenger cars. The new regulation defines the terms and conditions for car manufacturers for reaching the 2020 target for CO2 emissions (95g CO2/km) from new passenger cars. A limited one-year...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Europe's premier motor show revs its engines this week, so expect the usual swagger from an industry that knows all about marketing hype. Perhaps there is more cause for celebration than usual at this year's Geneva Motor Show, given that recent data has pointed to a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MEPs debated an agreement with the Council on cutting CO2 emissions for new passenger cars by 2020 on Monday 24 February and vote on it today. This is important as one fifth of all CO2 emissions in Europe comes from cars, while emissions from road transport...