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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. …

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. …

The European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) has narrowly voted in support of the original overly ambitious emission reduction targets proposed by the European Commission in the revision of CO₂ …

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. …

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. …

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. …

Toyota will gradually restart operations at its plants in Japan that had been halted due to an accident at a supplier. …

UNCTAD’s latest Review of Maritime Transport predicted a 2.4% growth in maritime trade volume in 2023, recovering from a 0.4% contraction in 2022. …

Any tariffs imposed on Chinese electric vehicle imports to Europe could boomerang against European companies, officials at suppliers’ lobbying group CLEPA said. …

Leading businesses operating in the Humber have presented a united front to a Government Minister calling for transformational investment enabling the region to lead the UK’s drive to net zero. …

With a view to accelerating digital transition and smarter mobility in the EU, the Council adopted a new framework on the deployment of intelligent transport systems (ITS) by revising the 2010 directive. …

 A race is on to certify battery health and performance in used electric vehicles, with a clutch of startups scrambling to help buyers figure out how much a secondhand EV is really worth. …

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has unveiled its Annual ESPO Environmental Report 2023 - EcoPortsinSights 2023, marking the eighth edit …

Member States can give operators until 18 August 2025 to retrofit heavy-duty vehicles registered between 21 August 2023 and 31 December 2023 with SMT2 devices. …

Volkswagen Group trimmed its profitability forecast for the year after earlier hedging losses were compounded by higher costs and supply-chain issues last quarter. …

However, the biofuels industry has questioned the companies’ advice, arguing that ignoring the contribution of alternative fuels could slow the reduction of truck emissions. …

In the first three quarters of 2023, the EU car market grew substantially (+16.9%), totalling 8 m registered units. Despite the year-to-date increase, the market remains 20% below the pre-COVID pandemic level of 10 m units in 2019. …

Namely, parallel to the production of the first wing prototypes, the company is also working on the fine-tuning of the vessel design. …