Members Corner Automotive Purchasing and Supply Chain - 2023-10-27
Wallenius Wilhelmsen signed shipbuilding contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Co., Ltd for four newbuilds, plus options for an additional eight vessels on 24 October 2023. …
News from Brussels Transport & Environment - 2023-10-27
In July 2023, the European Commission published the ‘Greening Freight Transport’ package, with the aim of making freight transport more sustainable. Trucks play a major role in EU road transport emissions. …
News from Brussels EURACTIV - 2023-10-26
Speaking at a Euractiv event on EU biofuels policy, David Carpintero, the director general of ethanol trade association ePURE, said lawmakers should consider which of the emissions-reduction solutions is “the most socially inclu …
Automotive Industry Reuters - 2023-10-26
Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) said a "brutal" electric vehicle market of heavy price cuts and supply chain issues meant it would likely hit the lower end of its 12-14% adjusted return on sales forecast for the cars division, …
Automotive Industry SMMT - 2023-10-26
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production dipped in September, down -5.2% year on year, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …
Land transportation trans.info - 2023-10-26
A consortium of organizations, including MAN Truck & Bus, Bosch, and others, has been collaborating on the ATLAS-L4 project since January 2022 to enable autonomous HGVs to operate on specific routes with technical supervision, in acc …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2023-10-26
Jaguar Land Rover said it will produce an electric version of its Defender at its plant in Slovakia. …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2023-10-26
Mercedes-Benz is seeing lower than expected consumer adoption rates for electric vehicles, CFO Harald Wilhelm said on Thursday, describing the EV market as a "pretty brutal space." …
Automotive Industry SMMT - 2023-10-26
UK car manufacturing rose by 39.8% in September with 88,230 vehicles leaving British factory lines – 25,105 more than the same month last year, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Tra …
News from Brussels EURACTIV - 2023-10-25
This differing approach to the green credentials of first-generation biofuels across EU legislation has drawn criticism from industry. …