Stories land here when they belong to no single national market: type-approval and emissions rules that apply across the bloc, tariff decisions, and cars launched at one price for the whole region. Regulation is the recurring thread. The General Safety Regulation made driver-monitoring, speed warning and emergency-braking systems mandatory equipment on new cars, and the target of zero CO2 for newly registered cars from 2035 sits behind almost every European product plan. For who owns which European badge, see Europe’s car brands.
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Car News from EU
News spanning multiple European markets - EU-wide strategies, regulations, and launches.
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Skoda holds onto second place in Europe, and pulls further ahead
457,663 registrations in H1, up 10.8% and 14,966 ahead of Toyota. Volkswagen still leads on 725,604.
Stats
EU electric car share tops 20% for the first time, combustion falls below 30%
France led BEV growth at 62.9%. Hybrids without a plug are still the largest powertrain, at 37.3%.
Explainers
Chinese car brands abroad: how trade policy shapes their market share
Chinese brands took 51.7% of the Russian new-car market in 2025 and almost none of the American one.
Europe's car brands: the ownership structure
Britain has more famous car badges than any other European country and owns almost none of them.
European car brands where the badge and the owner disagree
One Spanish plant builds the Opel and Vauxhall Corsa, the Lancia Ypsilon and the Peugeot 208.
News about EU
EU electric cars edge past petrol in 2026 sales
BEVs hold 22.7% to petrol's 21.2% year to date. Full hybrids are still ahead on 36.3%, plug-in hybrids on 10.1%.
Used Chinese EV sales to the EU up 280% at CEVM
Used cars avoid the EU duty on new Chinese BEVs. CEVM lists over 2,600, some about 40% under the Chinese list price.
BYD Atto 8 arrives in Europe with FLASH charging
The seven-seat EV is rated at up to 653 km WLTP and 10-97% in 9 minutes on a FLASH charger. Sales start in Q1 2027.
Europe's September EV registrations rise 70%
Norway hit 98.8% and Poland 6.2%. Germany and France together made up about half of September BEV registrations.
Germany and France back a 90% CO2 target for 2035
The Commission wanted 90% plus offsets to reach 100%. Berlin and Paris want 90% flat, and the UK may count as local.
Toyota wants renewable-fuel cars rated zero-emission
VEEF cars would run only on eligible renewable fuel and be credited on its life-cycle carbon. A proposal, not law.
Stellantis Q3: North America down 12%, Europe up 10%
About 1.3 million shipments, down 1%: Jeep downtime in North America against a 54,000-unit gain in Europe.
Chinese-brand cars crack national top-10 sales charts across Europe
The Jaecoo 7 outsold every UK car but the Ford Puma in August; BYD hit a record 6th in Austria.
Lucid and Bolt plan 25,000 robotaxis for Europe
Bolt would own and run the fleet on Lucid's Midsize platform. No cities or start dates yet.
Tesla Semi heads to Europe with deliveries in 2027
Up to 550 km at 40 tonnes, and about 60% of the range back in 30 minutes. Prices have not been announced.
Geely to build premium cars at Volvo's EU plants
EU now requires driver-monitoring cameras
Škoda Peaq revealed: electric flagship SUV with up to 647 km range
Stellantis FaSTLAne 2030: one platform, 60 new models, €60 billion
Skoda Epiq: electric crossover on MEB+ from €32,100
Stellantis announces E-Car: a new class of sub-€15,000 city EVs under Fiat, Citroën, and Opel