ECG News - The Association of European Vehicle Logistics

Due to a technical issue related to the war in Ukraine, our ECG News website was not operational. We drafted the below page so that we keep publishing articles while we were working on creating a new ECG News website. You may find on this temporary page articles from 25 May until 5 August 2022.

You may find on our new ECG News page the most recent articles.

Please contact us if you are looking for an older article.

32 European rail companies support Ukraine’s railway reconstruction

03-08-2022

Benchmark of European road freight rates in Q2 2022: European road transport prices break new records

03-08-2022

Driving decarbonization: Accelerating zero-emission freight transport

02-08-2022

Russian Railways Far East transport reaches record volumes

26-07-2022

Russia looks to ban entry of European trucks

19-07-2022

Solid state batteries can further boost climate benefits of EVs – study

19-07-2022

Driving standards: more than seven decades of public-private teamwork

18-07-2022

Press Release – Block Exemptions Acceptable Conditional to Improved State Aid Guidelines for Railway Undertakings

15-07-2022

Zero-emission trucks: Making the transition happen

11-07-2022

“Truck & Bus” action week: inspections on European roads

05-07-2022

EU to end undercounting of plug-in hybrid emissions

05-07-2022

German budget for rail ‘not enough to absorb rising construction costs’

04-07-2022

EU environment ministers see reason: An all-inclusive Emissions Trading System for road agreed

30-06-2022

CER Fact Sheet: Rail Freight Corridors

29-06-2022

EC approves Italian support measures for rail freight

24-06-2022

IRU appalled at European Parliament extension of Emission Trading System to road transport

22-06-2022

EU ETS: Auto manufacturers welcome inclusion of road transport

22-06-2022

Rail sector applauds approval of Emissions Trading Sytem

22-06-2022

Tackling the great resignation in vehicle haulage

21-06-2022

Driver shortages surge, expected to jump up to 40% in 2022: new IRU survey

16-06-2022

European Commission clarifies mandatory “return of trucks” Mobility Package rule

01-06-2022

Lucid Motors lowers 2022 production targets again

04-08-2022

AvtoVAZ shuffles production amid Ukraine sanctions

04-08-2022

New car registrations fall as supply issues continue to bite

04-08-2022

Volvo leaves door open for ACEA collaboration

03-08-2022

Stellantis passes Tesla, challenges VW for Europe EV lead

03-08-2022

Supply chains made visible as part of US tax credit legislation on EVs

02-08-2022

BYD prepares to enter German & Swedish markets

02-08-2022

After a record first half, Lamborghini prepares for a cold winter

02-08-2022

Nio plans to set up an affordable electric car brand

01-08-2022

Togg produces first electric test cars in Turkey

01-08-2022

Jeep’s China partner blasts Stellantis CEO as joint venture crumbles

29-07-2022

Toyota group company CFO casts doubt on automaker’s output goal

29-07-2022

Stellantis raises global BEV sales by nearly 50%

29-07-2022

Germany ranks midfield in e-mobility preparedness among leading European countries

29-07-2022

Renault upgrades outlook despite $1.4bn loss as turnaround starts to pay off

29-07-2022

Toyota deepens production cut for July to 5,200 vehicles on heavy rains

29-07-2022

Plug-in hybrid sales fall as demand rises for full EVs

28-07-2022

UK car production down a fifth in first half but shortages beginning to ease

28-07-2022

Sustainability at the core of the corporate strategy

27-07-2022

Quantum Solutions starts production of the FOMM ONE

27-07-2022

Toyota plans $1.8 bln Indonesia investment to build electric vehicles

27-07-2022

Germany will reduce electric car subsidies as EV sales rise

26-07-2022

Volkswagen starts U.S. assembly of all-electric ID.4 flagship in Chattanooga, Tennessee

26-07-2022

Tesla significantly increases investments plans

26-07-2022

EV firm Faraday Future drops after flagging need for funding

26-07-2022

Mercedes sports cars to roll off production line on Finland’s west coast

26-07-2022

Ukraine struggles to restart auto production and supply

25-07-2022

Turkish automotive production rises 26% in June

25-07-2022

Lucid announces key leadership to bolster operations and logistics experience

21-07-2022

Ford trials Robot Charging Station

21-07-2022

CAM study finds Germany & China staying on EV course

21-07-2022

Fuel types of new cars: battery electric 9.9%, hybrid 22.6% and petrol 38.5% market share in Q2 2022

20-07-2022

VW increases deliveries of electric vehicles in Europe and China

19-07-2022

Kaiyi Auto opens first Europe market

19-07-2022

Suzuki, Daihatsu, Toyota, and CJPT to Introduce Mini-Commercial Van Electric Vehicles in FY2023

19-07-2022

Tesla braces for earnings hit, but EV delivery outlook is key

19-07-2022

Pilot project: Cars manoeuvre in production without drivers

19-07-2022

Bentley Motors first to receive South Pole’s “Net Zero Plastic to Nature” status

18-07-2022

BMW assembly disrupted by train line damage

18-07-2022

Stellantis Implements Asset-light Approach to Grow Jeep® Brand in China and Negotiates Termination of Local Joint Venture with GAC Group

18-07-2022

Volkswagen sales drop in Europe but China offers EV boost

15-07-2022

VW China expects to double ID electric vehicle sales despite COVID

15-07-2022

EU car sales hit their lowest point for June since 1996

15-07-2022

96 MEB cell modules reused: Volkswagen Sachsen couples fast-charging park with mega power bank

14-07-2022

Polestar increases deliveries by 125%

14-07-2022

UK EV startup Arrival may cut up to 30% of workforce in restructuring

13-07-2022

Hyundai will build its first South Korean EV factory

12-07-2022

Renault first-half sales volume slumps 30% after Russia exit

12-07-2022

Mercedes sales slump in Q2 as supply problems continue

11-07-2022

Volvo Group, Traton & Daimler Truck kickstart CV Charging Europe

09-07-2022

Nuclear energy “not green”, gas needed for transition, says Germany’s Scholz

08-07-2022

Volvo Cars to leave ACEA car lobby group over climate goals

08-07-2022

Evergrande Auto prepares to sell their first electric car

07-07-2022

2022 Progress Report – Making the transition to zero-emission mobility

07-07-2022

BYD finds sales partner for the Netherlands

06-07-2022

EV maker Rivian’s deliveries supercharged by production ramp-up

06-07-2022

Volkswagen’s future Mobility Solutions materialize with closing of Europcar transaction

05-07-2022

VWN resumes production of the ID. Buzz in Hanover

05-07-2022

Tesla pauses in Germany while expanding in Texas

05-07-2022

Supply shortages shackle new car market performance

05-07-2022

Position paper – Review of CO2 emission standards regulation for heavy-duty vehicles

05-07-2022

German cartel office allows VW, Bosch to start automated driving cooperation

04-07-2022

Volvo warns China shutdowns will impact Q3 sales

04-07-2022

German road traffic agency says 59,000 Tesla vehicles have software glitch

03-07-2022

How the semiconductor crisis really affects electric cars

03-07-2022

Tesla’s deliveries fall, hurt by China’s COVID shutdown

02-07-2022

Volvo to create 3,300 jobs at $1.25 bn EV plant in Slovakia

01-07-2022

Launch of the Automotive Regions Alliance strengthens industrial ecosystems

01-07-2022

Can Britain really be an electric vehicle powerhouse?

30-06-2022

First rise in 11 months for UK car production

30-06-2022

Mercedes invests €2 bn in EU assembly plants for EVs

30-06-2022

Stellantis: Car market could collapse if EVs don’t get cheaper

29-06-2022

Germany will miss 2030 e-car target due to lack of charging points – consultancy

29-06-2022

Audi FAW NEV Company builds smart factory for e-models

29-06-2022

Hyundai signs multilateral MoU to establish hydrogen mobility ecosystem in Czech Republic

29-06-2022

Toyota misses May production target in third monthly shortfall

29-06-2022

Nissan suspends production in Russia for first half of fiscal year

28-06-2022

Russia struggles to revive Soviet brands because of parts shortages

27-06-2022

Stellantis invests in two new test centres

27-06-2022

Avatr & Huawei to collaborate on 4 electric car models

27-06-2022

Tesla delays from Shanghai and Giga Berlin

27-06-2022

Volkswagen halts ID. Buzz production in Hanover

25-06-2022

After pressure from Toyota chief, Japan emphasized support for hybrids

24-06-2022

Toyota, Suzuki take hybrid route in India for local, global markets

24-06-2022

Toyota cuts July global production plan by 50,000 vehicles

22-06-2022

Honda starts construction of another electric car plant in China

21-06-2022

German finance minister calls for ending e-car subsidies, carmakers protest

20-06-2022

Position Paper – Recast of Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

20-06-2022

Sony, Honda sign JV to sell electric cars by 2025

17-06-2022

ID. Buzz: Production start at German component locations

16-06-2022

Ferrari vows electric shift won’t eat up its luxury margins

16-06-2022

Renault gambles on the end of car ownership in cities

16-06-2022

Passenger car registrations: -13.7% five months into 2022; -11.2% in May 2022

16-06-2022

UK ends subsidies for electric cars on surging demand

15-06-2022

Production kicks off for the Mercedes EQE in China

15-06-2022

Toyota says consumer choice dictates pace of electrification

15-06-2022

Stellantis to use Valeo lidar for lever 3 self-driving cars from 2024

14-06-2022

VinFast prepares to set up shop in Europe

14-06-2022

VW increases output at main EV plants shortages ease

14-06-2022

Germany needs fraction of e-car charging points currently planned – energy industry

13-06-2022

Vigna to set out Ferrari’s route into electric vehicle era

13-06-2022

Stellantis to Launch “Freedom of Mobility Forum” to Address the Most Urgent Mobility Issues Facing Today’s Society

13-06-2022

Stellantis to leave ACEA auto manufacturers association by year-end

13-06-2022

French car industry calls ban on combustion engine cars ‘industrial destruction’

13-06-2022

“Arena del Futuro” Demonstrates Capability of Dynamic Inductive Recharging Technology for Electric Vehicles

10-06-2022

VW, Mercedes welcome EU combustion engine ban

10-06-2022

Hyundai’s Korean output hit by truckers’ strik

10-06-2022

German car industry slams EU parliament’s 2035 ban on petrol, diesel cars

09-06-2022

US proposes standards for fast electric vehicle charging projects

09-06-2022

VW’s CUPRA to launch three electric models by 2025

08-06-2022

Olymp Cars announces a series of EV based on its own platform

07-06-2022

Russian new-car sales plummet 84% in May as isolation hits once-hot industry

07-06-2022

Toyota optimises finished vehicle deliveries with Inform

07-06-2022

Skoda is making wire harnesses in-house amid Ukraine war shortages

07-06-2022

Automakers feel chip crisis easing as global growth slows

06-06-2022

Series production of the ID. Buzz begins in Germany

03-06-2022

Russia’s Avtovaz plans to resume production of Lada Granta from June 8

03-06-2022

Ford to cut production at Focus plant in Germany

03-06-2022

Volkswagen starts mobility services on Astypalea, marking next step in Greek island’s electrification

02-06-2022

Auto Manufacturers Incorporating NTSB Recommendation on Electric Vehicles

01-06-2022

BMW still hammering out details of promised fossil-fuel free plant

01-06-2022

Faster electrification would boost car company stocks and profits – financial analysis

01-06-2022

Fiat to go fully electric in the UK by July

31-05-2022

Polestar launches referral programme

31-05-2022

Electric vehicles not the only way to meet CO2 targets, Italy car lobby says

31-05-2022

Three quarters of a million EVs now on UK roads, but car ownership falls for second year

31-05-2022

Stellantis and Toyota Expand Partnership with New Large-size Commercial Van Including an Electric Version

30-05-2022

Toyota misses April global production target due to COVID, parts shortage

30-05-2022

Tesla Shanghai plant restores weekly output to 70% of pre-lockdown level -sources

30-05-2022

Tesla begins expansion process in Grünheide

28-05-2022

Global pressures hold back April car production

26-05-2022

Global automakers face electric shock in China

26-05-2022

Global light vehicle sales to fall further on China lockdown – data

25-05-2022

Volkswagen receives EU regulator approval for Europcar bid

25-05-2022

Car industry looks for more vertical integration to avoid risk

23-05-2022

Europe stands with Ukraine: Parliament calls for tougher sanctions against Russia

01-03-2022

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: the EU imposes restrictive measures on Viktor and Oleksandr Yanukovych

04-08-2022

Position paper – Vehicle noise: Setting the appropriate limits

29-07-2022

Sustainable mobility: Commission seeks views on initiative to measure greenhouse gas emissions from transport

29-07-2022

Commission amends TEN-T proposal to reflect impacts on infrastructure of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

29-07-2022

Russia: EU renews economic sanctions over Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine for further six months

26-07-2022

Infographic – EU sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

22-07-2022

Solidarity with Ukraine: new EU rules on Ukrainian driving documents

18-07-2022

State Aid: Commission approves up to €5.4 bn of public support by fifteen Member States for an Important Project of Common European Interest in the hydrogen technology value chain

15-07-2022

Implementation of EU sanctions against Russia: Commission adopts proposal for “maintenance and alignment” package

15-07-2022

The future of transport in the context of the Recovery Plan

13-07-2022

New Mobility Package 1 single window for EU road transport launched by IRU

11-07-2022

Road-only transport needed in new EU state aid exemptions on greening

08-07-2022

The Council and the Parliament launch urgent temporary measures for Ukrainian driver documents

07-07-2022

EU tourism sector calls for a pragmatic ETS II for buildings and roads

06-07-2022

UN echoes IRU approach in renewing road safety action for 2030 plan

06-07-2022

Road Safety: Commission launches public consultation on vehicle roadworthiness rules

06-07-2022

State aid: Commission proposes rules to simplify procedures for State aid to green transport

06-07-2022

New rules to improve road safety and enable fully driverless vehicles in the EU

06-07-2022

EU plans to approve sales of fully self-driving cars

05-07-2022

EU to end undercounting of plug-in hybrid emissions

05-07-2022

ESCA welcomes Council’s position on ETS ‘polluter pays ‘principle but warns more is needed to earmark revenues

01-07-2022

CLECAT welcomes Council agreements on ETS

01-07-2022

Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union

01-07-2022

EU carmaker regions clamour for ‘just transition’ aid scheme

01-07-2022

Plug-in hybrids to lose ‘low-CO2’ status as EU reassesses how green they really are

30-06-2022

Game over for the combustion engine in Europe

30-06-2022

The Council vote on CO2 standards puts high responsibility on policymakers to support the transition – Statement from CLEPA’s Secretary General Sigrid de Vries

29-06-2022

EU governments approve extension of polluter pays principle

29-06-2022

Car and van CO2 targets: Charging infrastructure essential to meet member state ambition

29-06-2022

EU invests €5.4 bn in sustainable, safe, and efficient transport infrastructure

29-06-2022

Fit for 55 package: Council reaches general approaches relating to emissions reductions and their social impacts

29-06-2022

EU nations approve end to combustion engine sales by 2035

29-06-2022

German govt welcomes new EU renewables & efficiency targets but struggles with 2035 car ban

28-06-2022

Fight over funding threatens EU deal on new climate laws

28-06-2022

IRU briefs Commissioner Vălean on EU transport and mobility developments

28-06-2022

Car-part makers nervously watch EU efforts to ban fossil-fuel cars

27-06-2022

“Fit for 55”: Council agrees on higher targets for renewables and energy efficiency

27-06-2022

EP adopts revised CO2 standards for cars and vans

24-06-2022

Electric cars: Half of all chargers in EU concentrated in just two countries

22-06-2022

US says NATO commitment to Lithuania ‘ironclad’ after Russia threat

22-06-2022

Smugglers’ secrets: How Russia can beat EU sanctions

21-06-2022

Open letter to EU governments on the importance of technology open CO2 standards for climate protection and mobility

21-06-2022

State aid: Commission approves €374m Italian scheme to compensate rail freight transport companies for the damage suffered due to the coronavirus pandemic

20-06-2022

Crimea and the city of Sevastopol: EU extends sanctions over Russia’s illegal annexation by one year

20-06-2022

Last mile delivery goes electric

16-06-2022

EU and Egypt step up cooperation on climate, energy and the green transition

15-06-2022

Cutting emissions from planes and ships: EU actions explained

15-06-2022

New EU standard must reduce vehicle pollution to lowest level feasible, say cities and civil society

15-06-2022

Divided Parliament votes down EU carbon market reform

09-06-2022

Fit for 55: MEPs back objective of zero emissions for cars and vans in 2035

08-06-2022

Freight boss: diesel will remain until green charging infrastructure improves

08-06-2022

European Parliament sees reason: Emissions Trading System back to square one

08-06-2022

Key climate proposals fail to pass European Parliament

08-06-2022

European Parliament heads for car engine ban nail-biter

07-06-2022

Emissions from planes and ships: facts and figures (infographic)

06-06-2022

Infrastructure regulation: More ambition and less flexibilities needed, auto makers say

07-06-2022

Europe’s Ports release study on the impact of the changing energy landscape on port infrastructure and operations

03-06-2022

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts sixth package of sanctions

03-06-2022

CO₂ emissions from cars: facts and figures (infographics)

02-06-2022

Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems: Council adopts position

02-06-2022

New CO₂ vehicle standards position adopted in wake of successful EU Conference

02-06-2022

Ro-Ro passenger ships: Council adopts its position on improved stability requirements

02-06-2022

ESPO releases its new trends in Ports’ Governance Report

02-06-2022

European shipowners and fuel suppliers join forces and propose amendments to FuelEU Maritime

01-06-2022

Russian oil: EU agrees compromise deal on banning imports

01-06-2022

Europe’s road transport needs to shift gears towards sustainability

01-06-2022

Make the Emission Trading Scheme a fair and fit-for-purpose instrument to all

31-05-2022

Joint Statement of ECSA and T&E on FuelEU Maritime

31-05-2022

The road ahead to be Fit for 55

30-05-2022

Civil society calls on EU policymakers to support more ambitious car and van CO2 targets

30-05-2022

Spanish support for rail freight due to war in Ukraine

25-05-2022

The Eastern Europe Regional Meeting goes to Bucharest on 8 September

29-07-2022

ECG Business Intelligence: Capacity Crunch: EU Mobility Package, Compounded Driver Shortages & Wage Hikes

06-07-2022

Press Release: Open dialogue between car manufacturers and logistics providers on the way forward to restore confidence and capacity

30-06-2022

ECG turned 25 this year and will celebrate its silver anniversary in Brussels on 28 June. Join us

07-06-2022

ECG Business Intelligence: Supply Chain Vulnerability Hits Industry

07-06-2022

Press Release: Significant changes required for the survival of the Finished Vehicle Logistics sector

30-05-2022

IMO welcomes first ship departure under Black Sea Grain Initiative

01-08-2022

Shipping industry prepares for a future powered by sustainable fuels

25-07-2022

New national ports strategy to increase inland ports resilience to crises in Germany

18-07-2022

Spanish resources for emission reduction

14-07-2022

Seven ports in the running for the ESPO Award 2022

13-07-2022

Decarbonisation strategy roundtables launched in Kenya

13-07-2022

Europe’s ports and terminal operators call for OPS where it makes sense in ADIR and FuelEU Maritime

04-07-2022

Momentum to decarbonise shipping urgently needs Parliament’s FuelEU Maritime position

04-07-2022

The Getting to Zero Coalition convenes to develop action plan for maritime decarbonization

24-06-2022

UK Ports Call for supercharging infrastructure as new report reveals ‘levelling-up’ power

24-06-2022

Germany to invest more in inland ports and waterway infrastructure

20-06-2022

Net Zero Shipping By 2050 Could Be on the Agenda Pretty Soon

20-06-2022

The EMSAFE report

17-06-2022

IMO approves Mediterranean Sea emission control area

14-06-2022

Cutting ships’ GHG emissions – working towards revised strategy

13-06-2022

Shipping industry frustrated by governments’ rejection of R&D Fund to catalyse sector decarbonisation

10-06-2022

IMO MEPC78 sees important progress on the greenhouse gas agenda

10-06-2022

Progressing port transparency on alternative fuels

08-06-2022

ESPO adopts Valencia Declaration on empowering Europe’s ports

01-06-2022

IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project extended

01-06-2022

Evolving EU sanctions keep ship owners on alert

29-05-2022

Neptune Lines has won a Gold Award

03-08-2022

CMA CGM will integrate Gefco into Ceva Logistics

02-08-2022

Valenciaport recognised as a Healthy and Sustainable Company in the Promotion of Health in the Workplace

01-08-2022

The Eco Adriatica enters the Grimaldi fleet

01-08-2022

ICS is prepared to respond to great challenges in shipping

29-07-2022

Leif O. Høegh: “Sustainability is our strategy”

29-07-2022

BCA takes over rival UK vehicle haulier ECM

26-07-2022

GEFCO: Export Compliance Policy – Stop of services From/To/Through Russia

26-07-2022

DFDS acquires Lucey Transport Logistics LTD in Ireland

26-07-2022

CMA CGM Group finalizes the acquisition of GEFCO

25-07-2022

Vicente Pallardó: “The evolution of the international economy continues to be highly complex

17-07-2022

Welcome Neptune Barcelona

14-07-2022

Meeting customers’ wish for sustainable solutions and a greener future

14-07-2022

The port of Valencia now has its hydrogen plant

13-07-2022

Wallenius Wilhelmsen wins supply chain award with largest logistics customer

06-07-2022

Höegh Autoliners recognized for excellence in the maritime sector – wins important award

05-07-2022

Hödlmayr optimizes internal vehicle logistics processes with INFORM

05-07-2022

Associated British Ports launches 1m sq ft development site at Port of Grimsby

04-07-2022

The Grimaldi Group takes delivery of the Eco Mediterranea

28-06-2022

Höegh Autoliners is sailing for sustainability

17-06-2022

GREEN GROWTH: UECC takes delivery of second multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC

14-06-2022

Continued freight growth and passengers returning

13-06-2022

First in the world: DFDS introduces eyes in the sky

09-06-2022

The two electrical substations will enable all ships docking at the Port of Valencia to be connected to the electricity supply

07-06-2022

ICL is now in Partnership with Starboard Solutions

06-06-2022

The third hybrid Ro-Ro vessel delivered to Finnlines

06-06-2022

The Port of Valencia will have two electrical substations as part of its goal of zero emissions by 2030

06-06-2022

INFORM Completes Extensive Network Optimization Project for Toyota Logistics Services, the Finished Vehicle Logistics Provider for Toyota North America

02-06-2022

Ekol’s New Brand In E-Commerce

02-06-2022

FOLLOWING THE RULES: regulatory playing field shifting for shipowners with EU changes

02-06-2022

Neptune Lines to Test Applications of Advent Technologies’ Methanol-Based Fuel Cells

01-06-2022

Castilla y León recognise the work of Valenciaport in the service of the Spanish business community

01-06-2022

The second hybrid ro-ro vessel delivered to Finnlines

30-05-2022