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Automobile industry reacts to EU mobility package

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) welcomes today’s publication by the European Commission of its ‘Europe on the Move’ initiatives for clean, competitive and connected mobility. This communication recognises that road transport is the number…




NAFTA Cars Are Not “Foreign Made” Cars

One of the first foreign companies to rush into U.S. production when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect on January 1, 1994 was Germany’s BMW Group; they constructed and opened a gigantic…


Electronics Manufacturing Sector in India

Introduction: Manufacturing has emerged as one of the high growth sectors in India. Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, had launched the “Make in India” program to place India on the world map as…


EU flirts with protectionism amid foreign takeover concerns

Some EU member states’ attempts to push for EU legislation to protect “critical infrastructure” from unwanted third-country takeovers has raised concerns of growing protectionism and economic nationalism in the bloc. The European Commission has set…