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According to a Nikkei Asia report on October 24, against the backdrop of intensifying competition among Chinese automakers and Europe's expanding armaments, Volkswagen's 125-year-old plant in Osnabrück, Germany, plans to halt car production in the summer of 2027 and shift to producing air-defense equipment and parts. In cooperation with Rafael, it aims to retain about 1,200 of its 1,800 jobs. Stickers opposing the conversion to military production have appeared near the plant.

According to a report by the Financial Times on October 15, Citroën plans to launch a €15,000 all-electric 2CV in 2028, while Volkswagen will introduce the €25,000 ID.Polo; Chinese brands took about one-third of the stands at the Paris Motor Show for the first time, and AlixPartners expects them to account for 16% of European sales by 2030. Changan plans to expand production in Europe, and Chery will start production in Spain.

On September 10, 2026, Shanghai Observer published a commentary titled "Don't Treat Goodwill as an ATM," and Dazhong News also published a commentary discussing private student financial aid; on September 11, the original pages of the two articles respectively displayed "This article does not exist or has been taken offline" and "The manuscript has been deleted."