Mobility Reporter @POLITICOEurope, covering cars and China. | Recovering Beijing expat. | Tips to jdahl@politico.eu | DM for Signalhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3mh4ddiurpk2tLeading the frontpage on both sides of the Atlantic today: Canada, Germany, France and U.K. have soured on the U.S. and see the 21st century belonging to Beijing, courtesy of Trump's foreign policy decisions. From me and @phelimkine.bsky.social https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-china-europe-closer-ties-00823457d15 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4ddiurpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3mh4ddiurpk2tLeading the frontpage on both sides of the Atlantic today: Canada, Germany, France and U.K. have soured on the U.S. and see the 21st century belonging to Beijing, courtesy of Trump's foreign policy decisions. From me and @phelimkine.bsky.social https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/15/trump-china-europe-closer-ties-00823457d15 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4ddiurpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3meq7vjai7k2l“We took for granted that transatlantic relations means the U.S. will be in Europe and spend its resources here,” said Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius at the POLITICO pub at MSC, adding that the EU taking charge of its defense will strengthen NATO and the broader transatlantic relationship.13 Feb 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3meq7vjai7k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3mddcz2244c2jFor decades, European policymakers decried China's use of forced joint ventures as the price foreign companies paid to get access to its market. Now, the EU wants to copy that strategy. My story w/ @framiche.bsky.social & @audevdh.bsky.social for @politico.eu https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-industrial-policy-goes-full-china/26 Jan 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddcz2244c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3m43ra2dfrs2pThe 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: https://www.politico.eu/article/car-sector-fears-sequel-pandemic-era-microchip-shortages/26 Oct 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43ra2dfrs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3m35wpdr7gs2mEU 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 https://pro.politico.eu/news/20649514 Oct 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35wpdr7gs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3m2ttfrl5is24Huawei 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: https://www.politico.eu/article/huawei-blacklisted-eu-solar-panel-lobby/10 Oct 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ttfrl5is24https://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3m2oyb2hjxs22A 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 /108 Oct 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oyb2hjxs22https://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3luxrnhpbhs2qEurope'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 https://pro.politico.eu/news/20254427 Jul 2025 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxrnhpbhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3luxkfxueks2qTrump 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. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luxkfxueks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lqrulkopuk23Scoop 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. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-self-driving-cars-regulation-donald-trump-trade-war-tariffs/04 Jun 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrulkopuk23https://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lmrefq4uyk22It'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 https://www.politico.eu/article/brussels-belgium-city-issues-drug-shootings-debt-government-coalition-flemish-french/14 Apr 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrefq4uyk22https://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lji6yv5zmc2gTesla'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: https://www.politico.eu/article/tesla-plummeting-sales-risk-emissions-credit-earning/03 Mar 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lji6yv5zmc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3ljarih2ljc2qI 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 https://pro.politico.eu/news/19479428 Feb 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljarih2ljc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lipanwdf7s22Under 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." [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipanwdf7s22https://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3liouou3nrc2mMerz 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 👇 https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-economy-car-industry-automotive-crisis-tariffs-china-energy-costs/21 Feb 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3liouou3nrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3liotymkpd222Von 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 https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-and-india-to-inch-closer-on-trade-evs-and-chips-at-upcoming-meet/21 Feb 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3liotymkpd222https://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lihpimgt3k2gFor 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 https://pro.politico.eu/news/19423818 Feb 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihpimgt3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lhwgruhyek2zPresident 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 https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-has-trump-gone-soft-on-china11 Feb 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwgruhyek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lhvjezayes2yPresident 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 https://www.politico.eu/article/european-carmakers-crossfire-united-states-europe-trade-war/11 Feb 2025 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvjezayes2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jordyndahl.bsky.social/post/3lg6qirldrk2iInitial 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.20 Jan 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:x3vgrjoq77x2u2j6ak2q6fhd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6qirldrk2i