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German automakers' expectations are at their worst since the 2008 financial crisis because of inflationary pressures, weak economic growth in Europe and punishing competition from Tesla as well as Chinese automakers, a new survey found. …

On 5 July 1923, Siebe Koopman started his one-man company in Briltil. …

BYD is planning to build three production facilities on a former Ford industrial site in Brazil: one for the production of electric and hybrid cars, one for chassis for electric buses and trucks, and a third that will process lithium and …

The rise of green transport starts with the end of social and environmental dumping in the transport sector. …

A survey of 2,000 UK adults found that over half of those who participated expressed strong reservations about the idea of self-driving freight vehicles on UK roads. …

Stellantis has no plans to move production of the electric Peugeot e-208 to France from Spain despite a push from the French government for more locally made cars, CEO Carlos Tavares said in an interview published on Wednesday. …

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has published its Annual Review 2023. …

The Chinese car company SAIC is planning to build a plant for electric vehicles in Europe and is currently looking for a location. …

Many European countries offer fiscal support to stimulate market uptake of electric cars, but these tax benefits and purchase incentives differ widely. …

Germany is set to spend less than half of the funds originally planned on the modernisation of its ailing railway system, report business daily Handelsblatt and other media outlets. …

The UK has followed the European Union in including shipping in the kingdom’s expanding emission trading scheme (ETS). From 2026 domestic shipping will be included in the UK’s ETS. …

In a letter to the EU’s main institutions, ACEA, Hydrogen Europe, and the Platform for electromobility urge decision-makers to remove barriers and swiftly adopt the revised Directive. …

The UK automotive industry is calling for an industrial strategy to aid its transition to electric vehicles (EVs). …

Joan Calabuig, president of the Port Authority of Valencia has inaugurated this morning the conference ‘Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies in the Port Industry’. …

IRU members have agreed on new positions to tackle driver shortages, decarbonise realistically, and give coach drivers’ rest time rules suited to their responsibilities. …

Last week, Bristol Port had the privilege of hosting the prestigious Association of European Vehicle Logistics Maritime & Ports Working Group Meeting, and it was a great success! …

T&E has published an addendum that updates the 2022 publication Addressing the heavy-duty climate problem to ta …

CEVA Logistics recently launched a new international road transport (TIR) route along the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan corridor, opening new trade routes in China and central Asia. …

With prosperous times seemingly in the past, DB Cargo Italia is making some drastic decisions. …

British trade chief Kemi Badenoch is ramping up pressure on the EU to save electric vehicle manufacturers on both sides of the channel from being hit by new Brexit trade rules in 2024. …