Bloomberg Car sales fell in France and Spain in August, erasing gains made during the previous months and damping hopes for a rapid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic in Europe. French passenger car registrations dropped by a fifth compared with the same month last year, according to CCFA figures. The total of 103,635 was the lowest since May, when showrooms and …

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is buying 1,800 electric delivery vans from Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, the retailer’s biggest commitment to date to cut the carbon footprint of its delivery operations in Europe. The deal, for the German automaker’s eSprinter and eVito models, will be complete by the end of the year, Amazon said in a statement. It comes two years after Amazon …

Bloomberg Germany racked up near-record demand for a bond sale in its debut green debt offering, grabbing nearly a tenth of the growing global market. It raised $7.7 billion from the 10-year sale, with demand more than five times that at 33 billion euros. The strong investor interest meant it priced one basis point tighter to the existing conventional bond. …