MAY 2025 EDITION

EUROPE: AUTOMOTIVE

European auto industry grapples with sustainability and competitiveness


Morocco’s Auto Labor Cost: Just $106 Per Vehicle


EU parliament backs emissions reprieve for carmakers


Building bridges and facing realities: Europe and China’s automotive future in a shifting global order


The European Commission's action plan to drive innovation, sustainability and competitiveness in the automotive sector


Germany’s Car Labor Costs Make America Look Like A Bargain Factory


How EVs and US tariffs could drive Chinese deals into Europe

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW

The latest Audio Interview Interview with Ron Hesse features Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart, Partner at Roland Berger’s Stuttgart office since 2007 and is an expert for automotive topics. He has carried out numerous strategy projects and transformation programs around the world. He helps clients across the whole automotive mobility ecosystem to boost growth and leverage technology, and business model innovations around digitization and eMobility ...

EUROPE: AUTOMOTIVE (continued)

Major hurdles persist on Europe’s road to zero-emission vehicles new quarterly report finds


Spanish startup to ramp up production of “recyclable” EV prototype


Turkey automotive output rebounds strongly, exports climb in April


UK trade deal gives car buyers a glimpse of what the future holds


Major German Car Marketplace to Shut Down After Volkswagen Pulls Support: UK and German Jobs at Risk


Germany's auto sector grows with surging PP compound demand


The legend is back! – New Yugo presented at Munich Auto Show


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Putting the Brakes on Fraudulent Parts in the Global Auto Industry

This Interview features Roei Ganzarski, CEO of Alitheon®, whose FeaturePrint® technology provides for items what fingerprints are for people – a unique, persistent identifier, for any and every item, including the automotive industry products. Prior to Alitheon, he was CEO of magniX ...


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How To Create M&A Opportunities with Exceptional Values

This Interview features Phil Hertzog, Managing Director of Germany-based Restructuring Alliance GmbH. Phil has a background of over 40 years as a manufacturing systems innovator and supplier to the automotive industry. He maintains a legal ...


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Providing ‘On-the-Job’ Training for Your Non-U.S. Based Talent, at Your Company’s U.S. Locations: The J1 Exchange Visitor Program

This Interview features Lindsay Bongi, Director of Intern and Trainee Programs at Alliance Abroad Group. With over a decade of experience in the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, Lindsay specializes in enabling and consulting host organizations on how to maximize the benefits of this valuable ...


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EUROPE: SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS AND TRADE

Chinese companies bought up European ports — and now Brussels is starting to worry


Self-driving trucks: en route to transform Europe’s freight sector


Escalating trade conflicts threaten EU supply industry


Boxships back up across Northern Europe


Four things you need to know about UK-India trade deal


Sweden: Government publishes report on export controls and related statistics


Maersk u-turn as port congestion increases across Northern Europe


Hydrogen System Under Construction at Port of Rotterdam to Support Industry, Imports, and Transit Across Northwest Europe

EUROPE: FINANCE, TAX, LEGAL AND M&A

Germany: New case law on stock options


PFAS in Germany and the European Union: A Legal Overview


UK: HMRC consulting on reforms to UK Transfer Pricing, Permanent Establishment and Diverted Profits Tax


European Private Equity Mid-Market Monitor: Q1 2025 & Outlook


ECB Warns EU Against Removing 80% of Companies from Mandatory Sustainability Reporting


Multi-jurisdiction: Changes to the UK Arbitration Act — Governing law of arbitration clauses


World’s Best Banks in Western Europe 2025


Omnibus to help EU companies weigh the strategic value of ESG and CSRD journeys

GLOBAL M&A: COMPANIES FOR SALE GLOBALLY

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EUROPE: MANUFACTURING, ECONOMY & TECHNOLOGY

Who’s afraid of the Chinese wave?


Making EU State Aid Work for Clean Manufacturing


EU pitches AI collaboration with US to avert full-scale trade war


The Circular Economy Act must be bold! Europe's resilience depends on it


NYT Explores How Morocco Became China’s Gateway to Tariff-Free Europe


Germany: Avoided grid fees for battery storage systems


European Parliament: Turkey's accession on hold, no progress since 2018


Carbon capture sector still waiting for investment boom from EU’s Industrial Carbon Management Strategy

EUROPE: HR & TALENT MANAGEMENT

German managers' salaries have risen at an above-average rate


Workers at Ford plants in Germany's Cologne to strike for first time


Where did real wages rise and fall the most in Europe in 2024?


Europe's Manufacturing Employment Exposed


Three out of four French women affected by sexism at work, survey shows


Unemployment in the eurozone remains at a record low in March


Italy: Employment Law Newsletter | April 2025


UK: Unfair dismissal due to lack of clear written policy or training on misconduct behaviour

GLOBAL M&A OF THE WEEK: SPAIN-BASED AUTO PLASTICS SUPPLIER

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