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

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 …

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." …

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

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. …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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

Jaguar Land Rover opened an electric vehicle test center in England as it ramps up efforts to bring new electric models to market and catch up with rivals. …

Reacting to the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) position, European truck and bus manufacturers voiced concern that targets may express ambition on paper but are unachievable in reality. …

After nine months, Port of Antwerp-Bruges records a total freight throughput of 204.4 m tons, a decrease of 6% compared to the same peri …

Renault Group is expecting to lose French EV incentives for the China-built Dacia Spring full-electric minicar, as the government of President Emmanuel Macron revises the bonus system, executives said. …

CLEPA, together with other independent service providers, has published a position paper calling for a revision of the Type approval regulation that maximises the potential of the data market for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). …

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T) will invest up to €200 m ($214 m) in the new electric vehicle unit of French counterpart Renault (RENA.PA), Mitsubishi said on Tuesday. …

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

The joint venture, founded by Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo Group, made the announcement on LinkedIn. “This is an important milestone in our journey to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport. …

China's Great Wall Motor called for a fair and open trade environment after saying it had formally submitted responses to the European Commission's anti-subsidy investigation of Chinese-made electric vehicles. …

The EU Parliament environment committee has backed the European Commission’s plans to slash emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. MEPs voted for targets to cut the average emissions of new freight trucks by 45% in 2030 and 90% in 2040. …