Tesla delivered a record 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, up about 25% and well above forecasts, as a rebound in Europe eased fears of a third straight annual sales decline.
China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, held two days of talks in Brussels with EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič as rows over rare-earth export curbs, electric-vehicle tariffs and a record trade deficit pushed the bloc's most fraught economic relationship toward a possible confrontation — with consequences for open, trade-dependent economies such as Luxembourg.
EU environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg on 25 June 2026 laid bare a Franco-German split over the 2035 combustion-engine phase-out, as the bloc weighs a Commission proposal to soften the target to a 90% emissions cut with e-fuels, biofuels and hybrids.
Renault plans to cut roughly 800 engineering jobs in France by end-2027 via voluntary departures, part of a global engineering reduction of up to 2,400 as Chinese EV makers squeeze European carmakers.
As US tariffs reroute Chinese goods toward Europe, the EU is tightening rules on steel, electric cars and low-value parcels — but remains split over how protectionist to become, with stakes that land squarely on Luxembourg.