Jordyn Dahl
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Mobility Reporter @POLITICOEurope, covering cars and China. | Recovering Beijing expat. | Tips to jdahl@politico.eu | DM for Signal
The crisis at Nexperia is close to causing a massive chip shortage in the automotive sector. But it's not just production concerns causing a shortage.
“It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees."
My story w/ @pieterhaeck.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/car-...
“It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees."
My story w/ @pieterhaeck.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/car-...
Netherlands-China chip war terrifies European car industry
Automakers worry they’re in for a repeat of pandemic-era chip shortages after Dutch seizure of Nexperia.
www.politico.eu
October 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The crisis at Nexperia is close to causing a massive chip shortage in the automotive sector. But it's not just production concerns causing a shortage.
“It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees."
My story w/ @pieterhaeck.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/car-...
“It’s like the pandemic when people went on toilet paper buying sprees."
My story w/ @pieterhaeck.bsky.social: www.politico.eu/article/car-...
EU members want to make it easier to transfer defense products from country to country. That's according to the latest draft of the defense omnibus.
I got a hold of the document. Pro subscribers can read the 47-page document in its entirety: pro.politico.eu/news/206495
I got a hold of the document. Pro subscribers can read the 47-page document in its entirety: pro.politico.eu/news/206495
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October 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
EU members want to make it easier to transfer defense products from country to country. That's according to the latest draft of the defense omnibus.
I got a hold of the document. Pro subscribers can read the 47-page document in its entirety: pro.politico.eu/news/206495
I got a hold of the document. Pro subscribers can read the 47-page document in its entirety: pro.politico.eu/news/206495
Huawei is using its membership at a dominant solar panel lobbying group to gain access to EU institutions and influence how cybersecurity risks are presented to policymakers.
My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
How Huawei came in from the cold after being blacklisted by the EU
The powerful Chinese company is back at one of the bloc’s most influential lobbies, raising questions over its impact on watering down policies aimed at limiting Beijing’s ability to hack key infra…
www.politico.eu
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Huawei is using its membership at a dominant solar panel lobbying group to gain access to EU institutions and influence how cybersecurity risks are presented to policymakers.
My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
My story: www.politico.eu/article/huaw...
A coalition meeting is underway between German Chancellor Merz and his conservative CDU, along with their partners, the center-left SPD party. The topic? Tomorrow's auto summit and the fate of the combustion engine ban. A thread /1
October 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A coalition meeting is underway between German Chancellor Merz and his conservative CDU, along with their partners, the center-left SPD party. The topic? Tomorrow's auto summit and the fate of the combustion engine ban. A thread /1
Europe's automakers score reprieve in U.S.-EU trade deal with car tariffs lowered to 15 percent, the same rate as Japan's automakers.
Here's what it means for the sector.
From me for pro subscribers: pro.politico.eu/news/202544
Here's what it means for the sector.
From me for pro subscribers: pro.politico.eu/news/202544
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July 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Europe's automakers score reprieve in U.S.-EU trade deal with car tariffs lowered to 15 percent, the same rate as Japan's automakers.
Here's what it means for the sector.
From me for pro subscribers: pro.politico.eu/news/202544
Here's what it means for the sector.
From me for pro subscribers: pro.politico.eu/news/202544
Trump railed against the EU’s tariffs on cars.
“We don’t sell cars into Europe. If we want to sell cars in Europe, we’re not allowed to,” he (incorrectly) said.
The EU imposes a 10% tariff on cars but the bulk of the models imported from the U.S. are made by German automakers BMW and Mercedes.
“We don’t sell cars into Europe. If we want to sell cars in Europe, we’re not allowed to,” he (incorrectly) said.
The EU imposes a 10% tariff on cars but the bulk of the models imported from the U.S. are made by German automakers BMW and Mercedes.
🚨BREAKING: US President Donald Trump said he hoped to reach a trade agreement with the European Union but still rated the chances at 50-50.
Full story: ow.ly/LPMk50WvLoA
Full story: ow.ly/LPMk50WvLoA
July 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump railed against the EU’s tariffs on cars.
“We don’t sell cars into Europe. If we want to sell cars in Europe, we’re not allowed to,” he (incorrectly) said.
The EU imposes a 10% tariff on cars but the bulk of the models imported from the U.S. are made by German automakers BMW and Mercedes.
“We don’t sell cars into Europe. If we want to sell cars in Europe, we’re not allowed to,” he (incorrectly) said.
The EU imposes a 10% tariff on cars but the bulk of the models imported from the U.S. are made by German automakers BMW and Mercedes.
Scoop from yours truly: The EU is ready to align its autonomous driving standards with the U.S. to make a deal on trade with Trump.
Hard to overstate how dramatic a shift this is. Remember - the argument over car standards helped end TTIP talks in 2013.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
Hard to overstate how dramatic a shift this is. Remember - the argument over car standards helped end TTIP talks in 2013.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU proposes junking strict self-driving car rules in Trump trade talk gambit
The concession is the latest offering from the bloc and marks a dramatic policy shift to end the trade war kicked off by U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.politico.eu
June 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Scoop from yours truly: The EU is ready to align its autonomous driving standards with the U.S. to make a deal on trade with Trump.
Hard to overstate how dramatic a shift this is. Remember - the argument over car standards helped end TTIP talks in 2013.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
Hard to overstate how dramatic a shift this is. Remember - the argument over car standards helped end TTIP talks in 2013.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
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⚠️ NEW: EU countries want to let carmakers use recycled plastic from outside the EU to meet future recycled content targets.
Otherwise, it would breach international trade rules, they warn.
more here (€): pro.politico.eu/news/198504
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Otherwise, it would breach international trade rules, they warn.
more here (€): pro.politico.eu/news/198504
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May 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
⚠️ NEW: EU countries want to let carmakers use recycled plastic from outside the EU to meet future recycled content targets.
Otherwise, it would breach international trade rules, they warn.
more here (€): pro.politico.eu/news/198504
@jordyndahl.bsky.social
Otherwise, it would breach international trade rules, they warn.
more here (€): pro.politico.eu/news/198504
@jordyndahl.bsky.social
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Members of the European Parliament were offered special pouches to protect digital devices from espionage and tampering for a visit to Hungary this week, a sign of rising spying fears within Europe.
Anti-spying phone pouches offered to EU lawmakers for trip to Hungary
Budapest has faced EU scrutiny over the use of spyware against the opposition and civil society in past years.
ow.ly
April 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Members of the European Parliament were offered special pouches to protect digital devices from espionage and tampering for a visit to Hungary this week, a sign of rising spying fears within Europe.
It's not your imagination: Brussels is going to hell in a handbasket. Nine months after the election, a government is still not formed and crime is on the rise.
My colleague @hannecl.bsky.social explains in her must read story www.politico.eu/article/brus...
My colleague @hannecl.bsky.social explains in her must read story www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Shootings, debt and political paralysis show Brussels is falling apart
Losing €4 million a day and without a government, Belgium’s capital is in desperate need of leadership.
www.politico.eu
April 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
It's not your imagination: Brussels is going to hell in a handbasket. Nine months after the election, a government is still not formed and crime is on the rise.
My colleague @hannecl.bsky.social explains in her must read story www.politico.eu/article/brus...
My colleague @hannecl.bsky.social explains in her must read story www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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Even bigger than that - selling 80% of entire subsidiary with 43 ports
Wow.
Hong Kong listed CK Hutchison has agreed to sell two ports at the Panama Canal to Blackrock, under huge pressure from Trump.
www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/pre...
Hong Kong listed CK Hutchison has agreed to sell two ports at the Panama Canal to Blackrock, under huge pressure from Trump.
www.ckh.com.hk/en/media/pre...
March 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Even bigger than that - selling 80% of entire subsidiary with 43 ports
Tesla's sales are crating across Europe in response to some of Elon Musk's remarks.
But those declining sales is going to impact another lucrative revenue stream for Tesla: regulatory credits.
In 2024 alone, it made $2.76 billion on emissions deals.
My story: www.politico.eu/article/tesl...
But those declining sales is going to impact another lucrative revenue stream for Tesla: regulatory credits.
In 2024 alone, it made $2.76 billion on emissions deals.
My story: www.politico.eu/article/tesl...
Tesla’s plummeting sales risk its lucrative emissions credit earnings
CEO Elon Musk has angered European customers and governments, undercutting his EV brand.
www.politico.eu
March 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tesla's sales are crating across Europe in response to some of Elon Musk's remarks.
But those declining sales is going to impact another lucrative revenue stream for Tesla: regulatory credits.
In 2024 alone, it made $2.76 billion on emissions deals.
My story: www.politico.eu/article/tesl...
But those declining sales is going to impact another lucrative revenue stream for Tesla: regulatory credits.
In 2024 alone, it made $2.76 billion on emissions deals.
My story: www.politico.eu/article/tesl...
I got a hold of a draft of the Commission's Automotive Action Plan last night. It left much to be desired from automakers that say they need relief from this year's emission targets w/the draft having a massive placeholder where details should be.
More for subscribers:
pro.politico.eu/news/194794
More for subscribers:
pro.politico.eu/news/194794
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February 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I got a hold of a draft of the Commission's Automotive Action Plan last night. It left much to be desired from automakers that say they need relief from this year's emission targets w/the draft having a massive placeholder where details should be.
More for subscribers:
pro.politico.eu/news/194794
More for subscribers:
pro.politico.eu/news/194794
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France is still trying to find a "blocking" minority in the EU to prevent Brussels from finalizing a landmark trade deal with Latin American countries that would hurt French farmers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
France still looking to block EU-Mercosur trade deal, Macron says
Farmers should not be “an adjustment tool for purchasing power … nor an adjustment tool for trade agreements,” French president says.
www.politico.eu
February 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
France is still trying to find a "blocking" minority in the EU to prevent Brussels from finalizing a landmark trade deal with Latin American countries that would hurt French farmers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
Under the law used to fund DOGE, it should be subject to the same open-records laws that cover most federal agencies, such as the State Department.
"However, DOGE has refused to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, saying it operates with executive privileges."
"However, DOGE has refused to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, saying it operates with executive privileges."
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Under the law used to fund DOGE, it should be subject to the same open-records laws that cover most federal agencies, such as the State Department.
"However, DOGE has refused to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, saying it operates with executive privileges."
"However, DOGE has refused to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, saying it operates with executive privileges."
Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor after Sunday's elections. He'll inherit an economic crisis that is being fueled by the auto sector.
The industries woes come down to 3 main issues: China, high energy costs and a looming trade war.
My story 👇
The industries woes come down to 3 main issues: China, high energy costs and a looming trade war.
My story 👇
Germany’s economy is driving off a cliff. The car industry is behind the wheel.
The incoming chancellor will inherit a host of problems buffeting carmaking, including high energy and labor costs along with a looming trade war.
www.politico.eu
February 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor after Sunday's elections. He'll inherit an economic crisis that is being fueled by the auto sector.
The industries woes come down to 3 main issues: China, high energy costs and a looming trade war.
My story 👇
The industries woes come down to 3 main issues: China, high energy costs and a looming trade war.
My story 👇
Von der Leyen is on her way to New Dehli to meet with PM Modi for the Trade & Tech Council on Feb 28,
We got our hands on the draft joint statement and the EU and India are set to inch closer on trade and EVs.
With @camgijs.bsky.social, @mathieupollet.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
We got our hands on the draft joint statement and the EU and India are set to inch closer on trade and EVs.
With @camgijs.bsky.social, @mathieupollet.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
EU and India to inch closer on trade, EVs and chips at upcoming meet
Ursula von der Leyen is leading her new College of Commissioners on their first visit to India.
www.politico.eu
February 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Von der Leyen is on her way to New Dehli to meet with PM Modi for the Trade & Tech Council on Feb 28,
We got our hands on the draft joint statement and the EU and India are set to inch closer on trade and EVs.
With @camgijs.bsky.social, @mathieupollet.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
We got our hands on the draft joint statement and the EU and India are set to inch closer on trade and EVs.
With @camgijs.bsky.social, @mathieupollet.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
Reposted by Jordyn Dahl
EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is taking a suitcase full of peace offerings to Washington to try and avert a transatlantic trade war: Gas, cars, guns ... and more.
Worth your time, from @camgijs.bsky.social @gabrielgavin.bsky.social and @jordyndahl.bsky.social
Worth your time, from @camgijs.bsky.social @gabrielgavin.bsky.social and @jordyndahl.bsky.social
Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.
The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is taking a suitcase full of peace offerings to Washington to try and avert a transatlantic trade war: Gas, cars, guns ... and more.
Worth your time, from @camgijs.bsky.social @gabrielgavin.bsky.social and @jordyndahl.bsky.social
Worth your time, from @camgijs.bsky.social @gabrielgavin.bsky.social and @jordyndahl.bsky.social
For subscribers: We got our hands on the Clean Industrial Deal draft and it has echoes of Beijing’s policy when the European Commission considers the bloc’s new requirements for foreign investments in cars and batteries pro.politico.eu/news/194238
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February 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
For subscribers: We got our hands on the Clean Industrial Deal draft and it has echoes of Beijing’s policy when the European Commission considers the bloc’s new requirements for foreign investments in cars and batteries pro.politico.eu/news/194238
President Trump has so far gone much easier on China than he promised on the campaign trail. Why? As I wrote in November, his key advisor Elon Musk has substantial China ties, which @pkrugman.bsky.social cites in his economic breakdown of US-China relations paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-has-tr...
Why Has Trump Gone Soft on China and Hard on Canada?
National interest? Or personal interest?
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
President Trump has so far gone much easier on China than he promised on the campaign trail. Why? As I wrote in November, his key advisor Elon Musk has substantial China ties, which @pkrugman.bsky.social cites in his economic breakdown of US-China relations paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-has-tr...
President Trump promised to enact reciprocal tariffs, meaning raising car import taxes to match the EU's 10%. That spells trouble for Volkswagen and its subsidiaries Porsche and Audi. My story with @busvine.bsky.social @camgijs.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/euro...
European carmakers in crossfire of US-EU trade war
German automakers would face increased costs while already under pressure from heightened competition.
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
President Trump promised to enact reciprocal tariffs, meaning raising car import taxes to match the EU's 10%. That spells trouble for Volkswagen and its subsidiaries Porsche and Audi. My story with @busvine.bsky.social @camgijs.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president.
Donald Trump sworn in as president
President Donald Trump is returning to the White House with a GOP-controlled Washington and an ambitious agenda.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president.
Initial thoughts on inauguration watching former presidents/spouses walking in:
1. Hillary does not get enough credit for her acting skills. She pulls off looking happy and all smiles
2. Obama has no interest in such pageantry. He's attending alone - no Michelle in sight.
1. Hillary does not get enough credit for her acting skills. She pulls off looking happy and all smiles
2. Obama has no interest in such pageantry. He's attending alone - no Michelle in sight.
January 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Initial thoughts on inauguration watching former presidents/spouses walking in:
1. Hillary does not get enough credit for her acting skills. She pulls off looking happy and all smiles
2. Obama has no interest in such pageantry. He's attending alone - no Michelle in sight.
1. Hillary does not get enough credit for her acting skills. She pulls off looking happy and all smiles
2. Obama has no interest in such pageantry. He's attending alone - no Michelle in sight.
My aunt was diagnosed with ALS 1.5 years ago. As an eternal optimist, most other content just brought her down. But watching Brooke Eby's progress through her humor has helped my aunt (and others) in so many ways www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/w...
When Your Terminal Illness Makes You a TikTok Star
After being diagnosed with A.L.S. in 2022, Brooke Eby could have turned inward. Instead, she opened up — and found a fan base online.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My aunt was diagnosed with ALS 1.5 years ago. As an eternal optimist, most other content just brought her down. But watching Brooke Eby's progress through her humor has helped my aunt (and others) in so many ways www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/w...
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Alliance countries need to return to Cold War-era defense budgets to fend off Russia, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said today.
NATO’s Rutte wants a return to Cold War-level military spending
Governments need to make more orders and defense contractors have to take more risks, NATO’s secretary-general said.
www.politico.eu
December 12, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Alliance countries need to return to Cold War-era defense budgets to fend off Russia, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said today.