# automotive industry

A 3D printer makes pieces for face shields destined for sanitary use at the BCN3D 3D Printer Farm in the Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT) in Castelldefels on March 30, 2020. - An army of 3D printers buzzes endlessly at the Spanish company BCN3D. Like dozens of other European companies, they have abandoned their regular production of 3D printers to supply face shields to hospitals waging war on the coronavirus. (Photo by PAU BARRENA / AFP)
A 3D printer makes pieces for face shiel […]
coronavirus, Europe's Workforce, Health, Infographic, Video

European industry retools to fight coronavirus

Across Europe, 3D printers, auto manufacturers and garment factories have rapidly switched production to help in the fight against COVID-19
6 months ago
A car emits fumes from its exhaust as it waits in traffic in central London, England on October 23, 2017. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP
A car emits fumes from its exhaust as it […]
Environmental pollution, Health, Transportation and mobility, Infographic, Video

Nearly 50% of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: study

Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study has found, singling out diesel engines as the main culprit.
2 years ago
ILLUSTRATION - A model figure stands in Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) on a mirror reflecting an American flag and an European Union flag . Photo: Wolfram Kastl/dpa/archive
ILLUSTRATION - A model figure stands in […]
Trade, Infographic

EU: US tariffs on European car imports could cost the US 14bn dollars

EU vehicle imports to the US are stable and "do not threaten or impair the health of the US industry and economy," the letter says, adding that the US automobile industry is "healthy."
2 years ago