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Auto Sector Divided as EU Unveils Plans to Undo 2035 Combustion Engine Ban
What's in the European Commission's Proposals to Reverse 2035 Combustion Engine Ban?
EU Weighs Scheme to Allow Combustion-Engine Vehicles After 2035, Handelsblatt Reports
EU Drops 2035 Combustion Engine Ban After Automaker Pressure

EU Hands $84.5 Million Cartel Fine to Makers of Car Starter Batteries
Date: December 15, 2025
Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Commission has fined three makers of starter batteries for cars and a trade association around 72 million euros ($84.54 million) for participating in a long-running...
Explainer-Europe's Carmakers Look to Overturn 2035 Combustion Engine Ban
Date: December 15, 2025
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Europe's embattled carmakers are hoping for a reprieve when Brussels unveils an auto sector package on Tuesday, which could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines...
EU Yields to Pressure From Automakers as It Rethinks 2035 Combustion Car Ban
Date: December 15, 2025
BRUSSELS/LONDON/STOCKHOLM, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Commission is expected on Tuesday to reverse the EU's effective ban on sales of new combustion-engine cars from 2035, bowing to intense...
Spain Urges EU Not to Weaken 2035 Combustion Engine Ban, Letter Shows
Date: December 12, 2025
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has urged the European Commission not to weaken the bloc's 2035 ban on new CO2-emitting cars, a letter seen by Reuters...
Volvo Cars Urges EU to Resist Pressure to Scrap Fossil-Fuel Autos Ban
Date: December 12, 2025
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A Volvo Cars executive said on Friday he hoped the European Commission would resist pressure to scrap an effective ban on combustion engine car sales,...

Seat Says EU's Rethink on 2035 Combustion-Engine Ban Could Help Ev Transition
Date: December 12, 2025
By Joan Faus MARTORELL, Spain, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission's expected decision to reverse its ban on selling new cars with combustion engines from 2035 will help Spanish automaker SEAT,...
