Press release8 April 2024Commission approves €267 million Slovak State aid measure to support Volvo Cars’ new electric vehicle plantSpeech25 March 2024Speeches by Executive Vice-President Margrethe VestagerPress release8 January 2024Approved German State aid measure to support Northvolt in the construction of an electric vehicle battery production plant to foster the transition to a net-zero economyPress release30 November 2023Commission sends Statement of Objections to six companies and one trade association in automotive starter battery cartel casePress release30 October 2023Commission approves €659 million French State aid measure to support Verkor in researching and developing innovative batteries for electric vehiclesPress release17 April 2023Antitrust: Commission prolongs validity of Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation and updates the Supplementary GuidelinesPress release14 December 2022Commission approves €1.8 billion German scheme to roll out high power charging infrastructure for electric vehiclesPress release27 October 2022State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into Hungarian support for new auto parts plant in Észak MagyarországPress release2 August 2022Mergers: Commission approves D’Ieteren’s acquisition of PHE, subject to conditionsPress release15 July 2022State Aid: Commission approves up to €5.4 billion of public support by fifteen Member States for an Important Project of Common European Interest in the hydrogen technoloPress release6 July 2022Antitrust: Commission invites comments on draft proposals for the future of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation and Supplementary GuidelinesPress release23 June 2022Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of OMV Slovenija by MOLPress release18 March 2022State aid: Commission approves €95 million Polish aid for expansion of LG Chem’s electric vehicles battery plantPress release15 March 2022Antitrust: Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the automotive sectorPress release9 December 2021Commission approves Spanish scheme to support research, development, innovation, environmental protection and energy efficiency in automotive value chainPress release29 October 2021State aid: Commission approves €173 million aid scheme for charging and refuelling stations for zero and low emission vehicles in PolandPress release8 July 2021Antitrust: Commission fines car manufacturers €875 million for restricting competition in emission cleaning for new diesel passenger cars1 min readPress release28 May 2021Commission publishes findings of evaluation on the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation1 min readPress release18 March 2021Commission clears acquisition of Eaton Hydraulics by Danfoss, subject to conditions1 min read
Press release8 April 2024Commission approves €267 million Slovak State aid measure to support Volvo Cars’ new electric vehicle plant
Press release8 January 2024Approved German State aid measure to support Northvolt in the construction of an electric vehicle battery production plant to foster the transition to a net-zero economy
Press release30 November 2023Commission sends Statement of Objections to six companies and one trade association in automotive starter battery cartel case
Press release30 October 2023Commission approves €659 million French State aid measure to support Verkor in researching and developing innovative batteries for electric vehicles
Press release17 April 2023Antitrust: Commission prolongs validity of Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation and updates the Supplementary Guidelines
Press release14 December 2022Commission approves €1.8 billion German scheme to roll out high power charging infrastructure for electric vehicles
Press release27 October 2022State aid: Commission opens in-depth investigation into Hungarian support for new auto parts plant in Észak Magyarország
Press release2 August 2022Mergers: Commission approves D’Ieteren’s acquisition of PHE, subject to conditions
Press release15 July 2022State Aid: Commission approves up to €5.4 billion of public support by fifteen Member States for an Important Project of Common European Interest in the hydrogen technolo
Press release6 July 2022Antitrust: Commission invites comments on draft proposals for the future of the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation and Supplementary Guidelines
Press release23 June 2022Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of OMV Slovenija by MOL
Press release18 March 2022State aid: Commission approves €95 million Polish aid for expansion of LG Chem’s electric vehicles battery plant
Press release15 March 2022Antitrust: Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the automotive sector
Press release9 December 2021Commission approves Spanish scheme to support research, development, innovation, environmental protection and energy efficiency in automotive value chain
Press release29 October 2021State aid: Commission approves €173 million aid scheme for charging and refuelling stations for zero and low emission vehicles in Poland
Press release8 July 2021Antitrust: Commission fines car manufacturers €875 million for restricting competition in emission cleaning for new diesel passenger cars1 min read
Press release28 May 2021Commission publishes findings of evaluation on the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation1 min read
Press release18 March 2021Commission clears acquisition of Eaton Hydraulics by Danfoss, subject to conditions1 min read