Manufacturers

• New EU car registrations increased by 5.7% during the first half of 2026, driven by strong performance in June despite ongoing geopolitical headwinds. • Battery-electric vehicles reached a 20.7% market share, with significant growth in France (+62.9%), Germany (+48%), and Denmark (+41.2%). • Hybrid-electric car registrations rose to 2,198,148 units, supported by double-digit growth in Italy (+23%) and Spain (+20.8%).

EU urged to make UK exempt from rules that risk becoming the most damaging consequence of Brexit yetThe EU’s car industry has called for the UK to be fully included in new “Made in Europe” rules that threaten to shut out British manufacturers from their biggest export market.The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (Acea) on Wednesday urged Brussels to give the UK, Turkey and Morocco “justified, targeted exemptions” to the rules, which will require cars and parts to be made within the EU to qualify for subsidies or public procurement. Continue reading...

• Tokio Marine Kiln has warned that Asia-Pacific manufacturers face a significant "damage gap" where cyber-attacks on industrial systems may result in uninsured physical losses. • The risk stems from a structural mismatch between traditional property insurance and cyber policies, leaving production lines and supply chains vulnerable to uncovered damages. • This issue is critical because the Asia-Pacific region has a high concentration of manufacturing risk, yet insurance protections for cyber-related physical damage have not kept pace.