Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban NYT | Top Stories By: Patricia Cohen and Eshe Nelson 17 December 2025 at 01:01 A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals. © Laetitia Vancon for The New York TimesElectric vehicles at a BMW factory in Munich. Premier automakers like BMW will benefit if an emission ban in Europe is rolled back.
Volkswagen to End Production at German Plant, a First in Company History NYT | Top Stories By: Gregory Schmidt 16 December 2025 at 13:00 The auto giant stopped making cars at the plant in Dresden, which opened in 2001, as it faces weaker demand and steep U.S. tariffs. © Jens Schlueter/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesVolkswagen’s site in Dresden, known as the “Transparent Factory,” will be converted to a technology research hub.
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