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On 9 September, the European Commission proposed a Public Procurement Act that lets public buyers exclude Chinese bidders and reject strategic bids with under 50% European content. Stéphane Séjourné tied it to Deutsche Bahn's 200 BYD buses, 6% of an order MAN dominated. Yutong, which ships every bus from China, led Europe's e-bus market in the first half of 2026 with 1,636 registrations.

The 1951 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible that carried King Baudouin through his Joyous Entries in 1952 and 1953 goes under the hammer at the Zoute Concours Auction by Broad Arrow on 9 October, without reserve and estimated at €40,000 to €70,000. Registered to the Liste Civile, it was bought by the present family in 1976 for 2,500 Belgian francs, about 62 euros, and has covered under 55,000 km.

Red Bull confirmed on 9 September that Robin Räikkönen, 11, joins its junior programme from 2027 after a Swiss Micro Max title and a fifth place at the Rotax Grand Finals. In 2000 Red Bull wanted Enrique Bernoldi in the Sauber seat that Peter Sauber gave Kimi, and sold its stake in protest. The FIA's age rules mean Robin cannot reach Formula 1 before 2033.

Verne and Pony.ai started fully driverless test rides with invited passengers in Zagreb on 10 September, on a 22 km route between Verne's headquarters and the airport, booked through Uber. The cars are Arcfox Alpha T5s running Pony.ai's software, remotely monitored by Verne. The Croatian company's own EU-funded pod, 60 prototypes built, has not carried a passenger, and its €179.5 million grant project closed on 31 August with an audit pending.

Tesla Europe published the European Semi's figures on 11 September: up to 550 km at 40 tonnes, Megacharging at up to 800 kW and a curb weight of 9,100 kg, with deliveries from 2027. That weight and a consumption of 1 kWh per km point to the 548 kWh Standard Range truck sold in the US for $260,000, not the 822 kWh Long Range that does 805 km. Tesla shows the truck in Hannover from 15 September without a European price.

Fabrizio Giugiaro and Lapo Elkann revealed the Top. L and Top. J at the Salone Auto Torino on 11 September: an open two-seat speedster in matte aquamarine and a four-seater with back-to-back seats in the blue and green of Gianni Agnelli's Ferrari 166 MM. EU rules cap a light quadricycle at two seats, so the four-seater is a show car, not a Fiat you can register.

Zeekr has priced the 9X for Europe: €119,500 in Germany and France, €121,000 in Belgium and €123,000 in the Netherlands, one Ultra AWD trim with six seats, 897 hp and a 55.1 kWh battery, deliveries from December. The same Ultra trim lists at 485,900 yuan in China, about €62,500. As a range-extender hybrid it pays 10% import duty, not the 28.8% Geely's electric cars face.

The Madring, a 5.4 km, 22-corner circuit around Madrid's IFEMA halls, hosts the Spanish Grand Prix on 13 September under a deal to 2035. It was designed with no manhole covers, but it also has no service roads, so recovery vehicles may use the track itself. Formula 3's August test produced 19 red flags, and Friday's Formula 2 practice stopped for a burning car at Turn 19.

Volkswagen has costed Future Plan 2030 at 16 billion euros, according to internal documents seen by Der Spiegel and confirmed to Reuters: 10 billion for up to 60,000 job cuts by 2030, one billion each for Emden and Zwickau, two billion each for Hannover and Neckarsulm, recovered through saved wages by early 2037. Labour representatives say the real bill is about double, and Audi Brussels shows why.