Tag Archives: European Union

Bosch probed by EU antitrust authorities

Bosch probed by EU antitrust authorities

Robert Bosch said it is cooperating with European antitrust authorities as part of an antitrust investigation into suppliers that has already ensnared fellow German company Schaeffler.

EU agrees on CO2 emissions limits compromise

EU agrees on CO2 emissions limits compromise

The European Union has agreed on a compromise to enforce stricter rules on CO2 emissions for cars sold in the region, ending months of wrangling after Germany insisted that an earlier deal be discarded.

Berlin prosecutors target Daimler in Merkel aide probe

Berlin prosecutors target Daimler in Merkel aide probe

Daimler says CEO Dieter Zetsche and its executives acted correctly in the appointment of a new lobbyist. Daimler executives are under investigation for suspicion of “granting undue advantage” to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s former aide, Eckart von Klaeden, who has joined the carmaker as a lobbyist.

EU trade deal could save BMW $550 million

EU trade deal could save BMW $550 million

To understand why automakers are gung-ho about free trade talks between the United States and Europe, consider this number: $550 million.

Germany wins EU court fight over VW law legality, escapes fines

Germany escaped fines and defeated the European Union’s regulator after the bloc’s highest court said its redraft of the so-called Volkswagen law doesn’t clash with EU rules.

Germany’s changes to the VW law “complied in full” with a 2007 ruling, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg said, rejecting a challenge by the European Commission, the bloc’s executive authority.