European carmakers will soon be required to use more recycled plastics in new vehicles under provisional EU rules agreed on Friday by member states and lawmakers.

Ford Motor Co. (F) reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings but warned of a significant financial impact from an aluminum plant fire that has disrupted production of its popular F-150 pickups and SUVs.

Vehicle manufacturing in the UK saw a significant decline last month, with output dropping to just 59,203 units—the lowest April figure in over 70 years, excluding the pandemic-hit year of 2020.

Automaker Stellantis (STLA, STLAM.MI) said on Thursday it shared U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of building more cars in the United States, as it thanked him for granting a one-month exemption from tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

Toyota Motor reported a decline in global production for the 10th consecutive month in November, with output falling by 6.2% year-on-year to 869,230 vehicles.

UK production of electrified vehicles—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hybrid—dropped by 25.9% in August, reducing their share of total output to 29.6%, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), News.Az reports citing foreign media.