24-Sep-2015
Transport & Environment
The VW cheating scandal highlights how far we are from any mutual recognition of standards, and how fundamental differences are between the rule of law in the US and in the EU.
24-Sep-2015
The Independent
The motor industry has been accused of withholding a report that reveals US cars are substantially less safe than European vehicles - for fear that the findings would hamper the drive to harmonise safety standards as part of the controversial TTIP deal.
20-Sep-2015
Power Play: Auto sector questions trade deal
The president of Canada’s largest private sector union says the Trans-Pacific Partnership could have "catastrophic effects" on the nation’s economy.
14-Sep-2015
The Japan Times
The 12 countries taking part in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are likely to face difficulties in arranging a ministerial meeting as Japan, the United States and others were unable to narrow the gap over the automotive sector in recent working-level talks.
27-Aug-2015
The Detroit News
The president of the AFL-CIO blasted the Obama administration for not pushing hard enough to protect U.S. auto jobs
25-Aug-2015
Economy in Crisis
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not dead. Even though talks failed last month in Hawaii and the 12 countries couldn’t come to an agreement, the last few legislative days left are being used up wisely.
17-Aug-2015
Vietnamnet Bridge
The European Union (EU) will remove 85.6% of tariff lines for Vietnam’s goods exports immediately after a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two sides comes into force.
14-Aug-2015
Friends of the Earth
Time is running out for a congressional vote on a completed TPP deal during President Obama’s term of office.
5-Aug-2015
The Globe and Mail
Canada and Mexico are joining forces to try and break a major logjam over Japanese autos at the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks while the United States had already cut a deal with Japan
29-Jan-2015
Deutsche Welle
Top representatives from the German automobile industry met in Berlin to voice their support for TTIP. The controversial deal could save them billions of euros per year.
28-Nov-2014
Huffington Post
The EU’s case for the Transatlantic trade and Investment Partnership is mostly about cars but fails to take into account what the industry will look like ten years from now.