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New US light vehicle sales volumes are set to rise again in July 2023 as easing supply-chain snags help automakers ramp up production to meet pent-up demand, automotive research firm S&P Global Mobility said on Monday 25 July 2023. …

Mercedes-Benz is making China, the world's top auto market, central to its next electric vehicle (EV) campaign starting in 2025, its CEO told German magazine Automobilwoche. …

India has rejected Chinese automaker BYD Co's proposal to set up a $1bn factory in India in partnership with Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, the Economic Times reported on Saturday. …

The shipping industry is facing a pressing challenge: the need to decarbonise and reduce its impact on climate change. …

Per capita investments in rail infrastructure projects in Germany slightly decreased from €124 in 2021 to €114 in 2022, as a study made by the Allianz Pro-Schiene showed. …

Audi’s decision to partner with SAIC Motor to develop electric vehicles marks a turning point in China’s automotive industry from learning from foreign manufacturers to innovating its own technology. …

The relaunch of a classic Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, by a state-owned company in November was celebrated by Moscow's mayor as showing the resilience of Russia's auto industry to Western sanctions. …

Tesla CEO Elon Musk signalled on Wednesday that he would cut prices again on electric vehicles in "turbulent times", even as his all-out price war on automaker rivals squeezes the company's own margins. …

Electric trucks will soon be able to recharge while driving on France's A10 motorway, according to Vinci Autoroutes. …

For the first time, more electric cars than diesel cars were newly registered in the EU in June. This was reported by the European manufacturers’ association ACEA. …

Nissan and Renault will make an announcement in the coming days on their restructured alliance and have finalised the deal, three people familiar with the matter said, capping 10 months of sometimes tense negotiations. …

The European Commission has called on Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Finland to correctly transpose rules on posting of drivers. The Commission has also decided to open an infringemen …

Tesla plans sweeping changes to its factory near Berlin, including extensions to its battery cell production, indicating that ramp-up plans remain underway despite a recent shift in focus to scaling up in the U.S. …

Finnsirius, the first of the series of two freight-passenger (Ro-Pax) vessels, was delivered at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China, on 18 July 2023. …

There are plenty of proposed legislative and technological solutions to reduce road vehicle emissions. The EU-funded MODALES project took a different approach: it focused on driver behaviour. The results are now in. …

The EU’s landmark green shipping law will still leave the bloc dependent on fossil fuels beyond 2050, new Transport & Environment (T&E) a …

The risk of a return of severely stretched chip supply “will increase dramatically” in coming years as vehicle software functions balloon, a Stellantis executive said. …

The EV maker hopes to avoid permitting issues similar to those that delayed the opening of the Berlin factory in 2022. …

In the race to reduce carbon emissions, countries from the U.S. to New Zealand are offering out incentives to spur electric-vehicle sales — tactics China used for years as it turned into the biggest EV market on Earth. …

Decarbonizing shipping is like herding cats, and that herd, otherwise known as the International Maritime Organization (IMO), unveiled major new global emission-reduction targets Friday. …