Europe is trying to buy its way out of China’s battery dominance with nearly €200 billion in EV supply-chain investment, but the bottlenecks are getting more local by the minute.

Today’s episode follows the pressure from battery factories and technician shortages to home-charger bundles at the F&I desk, then lands on the consumer reality check: the average new vehicle transaction price is still sitting at $49,461.

Today's Key Headlines

~Europe commits nearly €200 billion to build an independent EV ecosystem

~€109 billion goes to battery supply chains while €60 billion targets vehicle manufacturing

~UK motor trade vacancies climb to 16,000, up 14% quarter over quarter

~Close Brothers and Pod bring home charging offers to 5,000 UK dealers

~Cox Automotive says the average new vehicle transaction pric ...