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Hungary will undertake a 700-bn-forint ($2 bn) infrastructure development project in Debrecen that will help transform the country’s second-largest city into one of Europe’s biggest battery production hubs. …

The escalation of tensions in Taiwan could cause a further semiconductor shortage in the year ahead, presenting a risk to automotive logistics. …

Stellantis and BlackBerry are collaborating on a “virtual cockpit” that the automaker says will allow much faster delivery of infotainment technology and cut development costs. …

Zeekr is aiming to deliver 230,000 cars in 2024, double its deliveries in 2023, a company spokesperson said on Monday 8 January, as the electric car brand of China's Geely  ramps up sales of new models and expand into overseas …

At CES 2024, Volkswagen will present the first vehicles in which the artificial-intelligence-based chatbot ChatGPT is integrated into its IDA voice assistant. …

According to the Commission, the subsidy now approved under state aid law totals €902 m, which will paid in the form of a €700 m direct grant and a €202 m guarantee. “Without the aid, Northvolt would establish the plant in the United …

With its 19th-century architecture and communist-era concrete, Dolny Kubin is typical of central Europe and its past. The town in northern Slovakia is also emblematic of something more ominous for the future. …

Toyota Motor said it would restart its Japanese vehicle plants on Monday but, given the impact of the New Year's Day earthquake, would decide separately about operations from 15 January. …

According to official data from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, 524,219 new electric cars were registered in Germany last year, marking an increase of 11.4%. …

Volkswagen is delaying volume production of a new affordable battery-electric car because weaker Euro 7 anti-pollution rules mean that smaller cars with combustion engines will be allowed to be sold longer than anticipated, according to …