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Polish Competition Authority Fines Agricultural Machinery Companies Nearly PLN 136 Million

The President of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, UOKiK, has imposed fines totalling nearly PLN 136 million on nine companies and five managers. According to the authority’s...

Europe’s Automotive Industry Faces Growing Pressure From Costs, Regulation and Chinese Competition

Europe’s automotive industry is losing competitiveness as manufacturers struggle with high energy prices, the...

European Commission Unveils Electrification Plan with Major Role for Electric Vehicles

The European Commission has published its Electrification Action Plan, a strategic document outlining the...

E-Scooters, Driving Tests and Taxis: Poland Prepares Major Transport Law Changes

Poland’s Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft law covering electric scooters, electric bicycles...

ORLEN Expands EV Charging Network in Germany With Elmshorn Hub

ORLEN has launched its first multi-bay fast-charging hub for electric vehicles in Germany under...
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Poland Launches National Oversight System for Autonomous Vehicle Testing

The Motor Transport Institute has officially become Poland’s National Coordinator for Research Activities, a state body responsible for supervising the testing and research of...

Chinese Automakers Expand Rapidly in Poland’s New-Car Market

Chinese automotive brands are rapidly strengthening their position in Poland, with demand for their vehicles on the OTOMOTO platform rising by 132% year on...

Electric Truck Sales Are Rising Fast, but Charging Infrastructure Still Holds Back the Market

Electric truck sales still account for only a small share of the overall market, but they have been growing rapidly in recent years. However,...

Poland’s Plug-In Hybrid Market Nearly Doubles as Drivers Choose a Middle Path to Electrification

The almost 100% increase in plug-in hybrid registrations in Poland during the first four months of this year is one of the most surprising...

Eight Months of Restricted Liberty for Stealing EV Charging Station Cables

A court ruling in a case involving the theft of charging cables worth nearly PLN 15,500 from a Powerdot station shows that crimes targeting...

BMS Becomes a New Driver of Innovation in Automotive as Batteries Enter the Era of Data and AI

The popularity of electric vehicles is growing, but not as quickly as industry forecasts had predicted. The main brake on demand is the battery...

BYD Exports Hit Record High

Chinese automotive group BYD delivered 321,123 new energy vehicles in April, including fully electric cars and plug-in hybrids. The result was higher than in...

EU Eases CO2 Rules for Trucks, Giving Carmakers More Time to Meet 2030 Targets

On March 30, the Council of the European Union approved an amendment to the regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers. The...

Motor Insurance Price Declines May Be Ending as Third-Party Liability Premiums Rise Again in March

The downward trend in third-party motor insurance prices is likely coming to an end. Over the course of a month, the average MTPL premium...

Poland Plans Major Overhaul of Driver Testing System

Thirteen years after the last major reform, Poland’s Ministry of Infrastructure has announced significant changes to the system used to test driver licence candidates....

Poland’s Tyre Market 2025: SUVs +18.8%, Vans +7.9%, Trucks -12.5%

In 2025, tyre sales to the distributor market posted solid growth across most segments. In the largest category—passenger car tyres—sales rose by 2%, and...

Poland’s Leasing Market Hits Record PLN 119.5bn in 2025 as EV Financing Gains Momentum

Nearly PLN 120bn: the leasing industry financed corporate investment worth that amount in 2025—up 8% year on year. The market’s main growth engine was...

Transport Firms Invest Again, but Cost Pressure and Unstable Demand Keep Decisions Tight

2025 was a year of clear stabilization and recovery for the heavy transport segment after the difficult 2022–2024 period. Data from the Polish Leasing...

Vehicles Drive Poland’s Leasing Growth, Taking Nearly 74% of 2025 Financing

Leasing companies financed corporate investments worth PLN 119.5 billion This represents market growth of 8.1% year on year The share of electric cars...
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