14) For Socialists, Renew, and Greens, this vote should mark the moment to insist decisively on a genuine and binding coalition agreement that sets clear red lines and joint positions on the Commission’s agenda. Otherwise, they are poised to remain little more than “opt-in” partners to the EPP.

7) How did we get to this point? This vote was neither a surprise nor a one-time accident. In about a dozen cases in this legislative period – procedural votes, amendments, resolutions – the EPP already forged majorities with the three far-right groups (ECR, Patriots, ESN).

By every metric, the industry is in deep trouble — and none of it has anything to do with future emission rules or an engine ban a decade away.

In fact, the future of cars is electric - not because of Brussels regulation, but because EVs will soon be much cheaper to make and run.