Sara Lewis

Environmentalists say governments and companies are undermining their green goals by implementing environmental measures badly.

Booming BEV sales mean EU governments now are rolling back consumer-focused tax breaks, such as the climate bonus scheme that Sweden ended in favor of measures boosting lagging local production.

The Eurostat statistical agency says China accounted for 43% of EV imports into the European Union in 2021, followed by South Korea (20%), the U.S. (17%) and Mexico (10%).

The relaxation of leasing rules could make the Inflation Reduction Act’s maximum $7,500 tax credit available to buyers of a wide range of vehicle brands built outside North America.

A European Union judge says that while the emissions-test-cheating devices were fitted at Volkswagen’s plant in Germany, the harm to car buyers took place in Austria, so courts in both countries have jurisdiction...

The General Court of the European Court of Justice ruled in December that only the European Parliament and Council of Ministers can change the mandatory Euro 6 emissions limits, scrapping the European Commission’s new...

With automakers on both sides of the Atlantic keen on a deal, the industry is hoping the EU and Mercosur can overcome disagreements that have prevented settling these long-running talks.