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The Toyota booth -- the largest at the reborn auto show here in Tokyo -- delivers a clear message: We are (finally) going electric. …

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. …

The UK’s leading port company, Associated British Ports (“ABP”), and Hynamics, EDF Group subsidiary, have announced an ambitious partnership to evaluate developing low-carbon hydrogen production and distribution at the P …

Kazakhstan, the largest economy in the region, is on track to boost vehicle production fivefold to 500,000 units by 2026, according to Marat Karabaev, minister for Kazakh Industry and Infrastructure Development. …

Volkswagen Group plans to cut 2,000 jobs at its software unit Cariad as part of a restructuring plan that will see new software architectures delayed even further, a German business publication said. …

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." …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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). …

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, …

Jaguar Land Rover said it will produce an electric version of its Defender at its plant in Slovakia. …

High interest rates are derailing the ambitions of climate regulators and automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles, underscored Wednesday by the scrapping of a GM-Honda partnership and a warning from a battery maker. …

With around two months to go until the current rules of origin (ROO) in the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) expire, European automotive leaders have stepped up their joint call for a three-year extension to existing rules. …

Honda has canceled plans to jointly develop affordable electric vehicles with General Motors due to a changing business environment, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said. …

The Council has adopted the version of the ITS Directive negotiated by the Council Presidency and the European Parliament. The decision follows the endorsement of the European Parliament’s plenary earlier this month. …

BMW Group Logistik, in collaboration with the technology innovator Trailer Dynamics, has successfully tested an electrically powered semi-trailer on various tracks and over varying distances in real-world logistics operations. …

This differing approach to the green credentials of first-generation biofuels across EU legislation has drawn criticism from industry. …

Stellantis is buying a 21% stake in Leapmotor for €1.5bn ($1.58bn) in a reset of its China strategy to focus on electric vehicles after years of poor sales in the world's biggest auto market. …

Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen has firmed up a letter of intent for four methanol-capable and ammonia-ready car carrier newbuilds in China. …