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On Monday, 20 November, CEVA Logistics, ENGIE, and SANEF—partners in the European Clean Transport Network (ECTN) Alliance—launched the proof of concept of the low-carbon, long-distance road transport network. …

Renault SA is deploying artificial intelligence technology to help slash the cost of producing electric vehicles in half by 2027 as the race to make affordable mass-market cars intensifies. …

Italy has about €6 bn ($6.5 bn) still available to support its automotive industry, trade unions said on Wednesday after a meeting with Industry Minister Adolfo Urso and automaker Stellantis. …

A focus on both efficiency measures and alternative fuels will cut 11% more CO2 emissions from commercial road transport to 2050 compared to other scenarios The plan allows more future transport demand t …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Associations (ACEA) welcomes the European Commission’s proposal to seek a three-year extension to the current rules of origin for batteries under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). …

China has christened and launched its largest ship for transporting cars around the world – a massive carrier expected to help Chinese automakers keep pace with a pedal-to-the-metal rise in the country’s new export machine: the auto sect …

Lamborghini has reached a deal with unions to introduce a four-day week for its production workers, the labour associations and the company said, as more manufacturing groups re-consider the structure of the work week for their empl …

With the presentation of the Combined Transport Directive in early November, the EU’s Greening Freight Transport Package is now complete and ready for discussion. …

Toyota will reach the sales threshold to trigger European battery-electric vehicle production in 2026, according to the automaker’s CEO for Europe, Yoshihiro Nakata. …

Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Masayuki Hyodo) and Höegh Autoliners (Head Office: Oslo, Norway; Chief Executive Officer: Andreas Enge …

In alignment with the upcoming EU Transport Day at COP 28, IndustriAll Europe and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) unite to present their first-ever joint Just Transition demands. …

Denmark's largest union said it will support Swedish mechanics in their strike action against Tesla. …

he European Union proposed delaying by three years tariffs on electric vehicles traded with the UK that are set start on 1 January, in a win for automakers that warned the rules would unnecessarily hurt their operations. …

To support Europe’s shift towards greener transport and achieve the EU’s objectives towards climate neutrality, the Council adopted its common position (general approach) on new rules for the accounting of greenhouse gas emissi …

Associated British Ports (ABP) has exchanged contracts on the purchase of the freehold of a 227.5 acre site known as Stallingborough Interchange signalling a further commitment to the port operator’s new property strateg …

At Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) 2023 Kenshiki event, a team of Global and European executives presented the company’s latest electrified products and technologies. …

On 4 December, at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Government of the United Kingdom (as the ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC) co-chair), the Government of the Netherlands, the World Bank, Amazon, DHL Group, State Street, C40, CALST …

Toyota will unveil a new battery-electric small SUV in the first half of 2024 ahead of a market launch in Europe later in the year. …

Volkswagen is currently struggling with a lack of engines and weak demand for its electric car production. The VW ID.3 and the Cupra Born, which roll off the production line 1 in Zwickau, were not affected by the engine bottleneck. …

One of the major talking points in ocean freight shipping is the introduction of EU ETS carbon emissions regulations in 2024. …