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New cars in Europe are getting 1 cm wider every two years, on average. …

Russian carmaker Avtovaz is looking to boost production through exports abroad in 2024, including target markets in Iran and Egypt, according to the carmaker’s president, Maxim Sokolov. It follows a two-year decline in foreign sales. …

Wallenius Wilhelmsen recently signed a significant multi-year shipping contract with Korea’s leading construction machinery company. …

The UK government’s Department for Business and Trade has launched a Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy to safeguard the supply of goods including minerals and semiconductors, seen as essential for the future of the co …

The Port of Valencia (PAV) is maintaining its operations on both the Atlantic and Mediterranean routes despite the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea. …

More than half of automotive suppliers are below the threshold of 5% profitability needed for a sustainable business, the industry’s European trade group said. …

According to statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), a total of 1,538,621 battery electric cars were registered in the EU last year. …

A group of 10 representatives of independent automotive service providers have called on President von der Leyen and the College of Commissioners to urgently deliver sector-specific legislation on access to vehicle data. …

Stellantis will avoid being caught in a price war which would destroy its profitability, CEO Carlos Tavares said. …

GM was “the big winner of 2023”, according to Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist, Cox Automotive. He said that Asian brands like Honda, Nissan and Mazda also ranked among the top-selling OEMs. …

The European Parliament and Council today agreed on the Commission’s CO₂ emission targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles. …

The European Parliament adopted today a Resolution condemning the recent attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and calling for immediate and concerted EU efforts including a naval operation. …

Volvo remains confident of "tremendous growth" in the electric-vehicle market, CEO Jim Rowan told the Reuters Global Markets Forum in Davos on Wednesday 17 January, countering gloomier projections from rivals. …

Law makers have reached a deal setting the most ambitious Carbon Dioxide reduction targets for trucks and buses globally. …

European lawmakers today agreed Carbon Dioxide targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles that will phase out almost all sales of new diesel trucks by 2040. …

Träfraktkontoret in Gothenburg and its subsidiary, TFK Logistics, have established a railway shuttle between Piteå and the Port of Gothenburg. …

The Council and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on Carbon Dioxide emission standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs). …

IRU, the world road transport organisation, has called on EU Member States to firmly reject the European Parliament’s proposal to impose mandatory purchasing targets for zero-emission Heavy-Duty Vehicles on transport operators. …

Höegh Autoliners ASA has signed a new contract with a major East Asian car producer for the transport of cars, mainly electronic vehicles (EVs), from Asia to Europe. …

On Wednesday 17 January, the European Parliament officially adopted the Berendsen report, an own-initiative report on “building a comprehensive European Port Strategy” (585 in favour, 21 against, 26 abstentions). …