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You didn't think the battle for Opel was over, did you? Belgium reportedly asking EU to investigate

When GM decided to hand 55% of Opel to Magna, you didn't think the Belgians were just going to have some waffles and call it quits, did you? Oh no. Belgium's prime minister made a call to the EU president about the deal, and the EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes told a Belgian newspaper, "If something happens against the rules, I will take action." According to the prime minister, however, the rules have already been broken. Even though Magna has said it will need to trim more workers than expected, the Belgian leader said, ... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Pullman drawings leak from European patent office Noah Joseph

It's no great secret that the European Union's patent office has more leaks than a Soviet submarine, but up until now it's only been small cars that have been able to trickle out (see: the ...

Clash of the Titans: Fiat reportedly squaring off with European Union over mergers Noah Joseph

According to The Detroit News, Guenter Verheugen, the European Union's Industry Commissioner, lashed out at Fiat on Friday in a radio interview, voicing concerns that the Italian automaker is acting ...

France's Sarkozy urges verification that U.S. auto aid jibes with world trade rules Jonathon Ramsey

The European Union made noises last year about having the WTO verify that the U.S. auto industry assistance package doesn't violate any international trade rules. Now French President Nicolas Sarkozy ...

European Union may complain to WTO over Detroit bailout Chris Shunk

The US Congress is contemplating a bailout of $25 billion or more for US automakers, and the European Union is watching closely. European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, told Europe 1 ...

Endangered Species: Europe's sportscar makers worried about the future 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the European Union tightening restrictions on carbon emissions, danger has been spelled out in big bright letters for the sportscar-makers we know and love. The bulk of the world's best supercar manufacturers – including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, Aston Martin and Porsche – reside ...

EU grants Porsche permission to purchase VW 1 year ago on Autoblog

Porsche is one step closer to its goal of purchasing Volkswagen. Back in April of last year, the German automaker passed the 30-percent mark, forcing it to make an outright offer for The Volkswagen Group in its entirety, which it did. Not too many VW shareholders sold their stake to Porsche, as the ...

Porsche gobbles up more of VW while takeover is delayed 1 year ago on Autoblog

A procedural glitch, as opposed to Berlin-based intrigue, has postponed Porsche's plan to take over Volkswagen. The EU Commission requires a company to have a controlling interest in a company, or at least an agreement for such, before it will consider a company's application for regulatory ...

EU calls for "health warnings" on car ads 1 year ago on Autoblog

How much do marketing angles play into consumer choices? The European Union apparently thinks a lot. For instance, we've recently seen all tobacco sponsorships pulled from motorsports, such as the world's most popular, Formula 1. Now it seems that automobile advertisements will be the next form of ...

EU calls on F1 to switch to four-cylinders, bio-fuels and hybrids 1 year ago on Autoblog

The European Parliament has called for Formula One to adopt more environmentally-friendly engine alternatives, and the FIA seems to be all for it. The CARS 21 report, passed with 607 EU legislators in favor, 76 against and 14 abstentions, praised the FIA's actions to make F1 greener, but called on ...

Pedestrian safety inspires EU to consider better brake requirement 2 years ago on Autoblog

Every time we hear that the European Commission has come up with a new proposal for the car industry, the general consensus amongst the Autoblog team has been 'oh no, not another one.' This time around, the Commission's latest proposal actually makes sense to us and is something we'd like to see ...

Attention: EU may add warning labels to car adverts 2 years ago on Autoblog

We see it every day on TVs here in the states; commercials complete with warnings about side effects that range from impotence, vomiting, or uncontrollable bowel movements. And that's just for curing toenail fungus. The European Union is noodling the idea of using warnings in car commercials, ...

Aw Snap! Poll reveals most Germans want speed limit on Autobahn 2 years ago on Autoblog

Three days ago we scoffed at an EU official's suggestion that a speed limit should be applied to the remaining sections of Germany's famous Autobahn that remain free to speed. While reports indicated that speed-loving Germans were up in arms over the idea, a recent poll shows that two in three ...

EU wants to cap speeds on Autobahn 2 years ago on Autoblog

Say it ain't so. An EU official has gone on record suggesting that Germans should give up their beloved freedom to speed on stretches of the country's famed Autobahn in deference to the EU's more aggressive climate change policy. Reports from Germany are that the nation's people find the suggestion ...

One license to rule them all: Euro-wide driver's license approved 2 years ago on Autoblog

Yesterday, the European Parliament made way for a new law that would standardize all 110 licenses currently employed by the 200 million inhabitants of the European Union. The move to issue one license throughout the EU came at the behest of both legislators and safety advocates alike, in an attempt ...

High gas prices crippling European growth 3 years ago on Autoblog

Or so says Andris Piebalgs, the European Union’s energy commissioner. Gas prices in Europe are currently at the equivalent of $6.62/gallon, more than twice the average price of a gallon of go-juice in the U.S. Imagine paying $72.82 to fill your 11-gallon gas tank, or how about $125 to fill ...

EU announces investigation into planned GM aid 3 years ago on Autoblog

The European Commission announced yesterday that it is investigating a $6.6 million dollar subsidy grant planned for General Motors of Europe. The aid package was to be supplied by the Belgian regional government in Flanders and go towards training employees at the EuroGeneral's plant in ...

Rapeseed of War between food industry, biodiesel advocates 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to the Nutraingredients.com, there is currently a heated debate between the food industry and biodiesel advocates in Europe over the use rapeseed oil. The European Union seeks to increase the percentage of biofuel used in transportation from the current 2.5-pct to 5.7-pct by the year 2010 ...

EU slaps BMW, General Motors, for one-brand only policies 3 years ago on Autoblog

Last week, BMW and General Motors notified anti-trust regulators at the European Commission that they will discontinue policies forbidding their European dealers from selling and repairing non-company branded vehicles at their facilities. Said Jonathan Todd for the European Union, "As a result ...






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