The European Union is filing its first dispute with Russia at the World Trade Organization over fees imposed on used cars and trucks that the country imports.
Daily Archives: July 12, 2013
Russian gov’t subsidies for car buyers will stimulate market growth, banks say
Russia’s two biggest banks are betting a resumption of subsidies aimed at helping the automotive industry will return car sales to growth, bolstering lending.
EU warns Germany over Mercedes car refrigerant
The European Commission has warned Germany it faces possible action over Daimler’s refusal to remove a banned refrigerant from new cars, after France moved to block most Mercedes sales within its borders.
Pennsylvanians push for more electric vehicle charging stations
Electric cars have been a part of the U.S. car market since the early 1990s, but nearly two decades later few are found cruising the streets of Pittsburgh. And while the automotive industry accounts for between 4 and 5 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to selectusa.commerce.gov, electric vehicles make up only a small portion of that market.
DHL strike vote highlights business risks of non-staff factory floor workers
News that DHL workers have voted to strike at Jaguar Land Rover’s three UK plants throws the spotlight on just how embedded into the factory operation logistics suppliers have become.
