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Simon Hodgkinson, head of loss prevention at West P&I, believes dedicated courses are a must to safeguard mariners’ lives. …

In 2022, the BMW Group sold a total of 215,755 fully electric vehicles from the BMW and Mini brands, more than twice as many as in 2021. …

Dacia has started delivering its latest vehicle models through the port of Bristol to its dealership network in the UK. It is officially a decade since the Romanian carmaker started selling vehicles in the UK. …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) recently wrote to Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, to caution that Euro VII and CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles cannot be looked at in …

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Strikes crippled the British rail network in the first week of January 2023. The long-running disputes on the network combined into the most prolonged period of industrial action so far, with five consecutive days of stoppages. …

Demand for full-electric cars surged in Germany in 2022 to capture almost a fifth of sales in Europe's biggest market. …

Polestar delivered about 21,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2022, exceeding its reduced sales target of 50,000 electric cars for the full year 2022. …

Government launches a new fund to help small to medium-sized businesses to develop greener and more efficient solutions for freight. …

Chinese electric-vehicle brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023 to about 140,000 vehicles and plans to expand sales in Europe, CEO Andy An told Reuters. …

Renault is considering building a mass-market electric vehicle in India, two people with knowledge of the ongoing review told Reuters, as part of a renewed push into a market where EV adoption is expected to grow quickly from a …

Spanish national railway company Renfe will invest €122,7m for the improvement of the rail freight transportation system. …

Volkswagen Group’s bug-plagued software has gotten a lot of attention, with product delays for its Audi and Porsche brands making headlines and contributing to the ousting of Herbert Diess as CEO. …

The UK new car market recorded its fifth consecutive month of growth in December, with an 18.3% increase to reach 128,462 new registrations, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

A joint venture between Honda and electronics giant Sony Corp. unveiled a prototype of its planned electric vehicle at the CES technology show on Wednesday 4 January 2023. …

Associated British Ports (ABP) is the first UK port operator to trial a hydrogen-fuelled tractor in its container terminal at the Port of Immingham. …

The Swedish presidency is the last in the current presidency trio, following France and the Czech Republic, and marks the last chapter for the common 18-month presidency programme. …

Tesla on 2 January 2023 reported record production and deliveries for Q4 electric vehicles, but it missed Wall Street estimates, burdened by logistics problems, slowing demand, rising interest rates and fears of recession. …

The surge in electric vehicle sales has led a number of automakers to move to a direct sales and distribution model, known as agency, in an effort to cut costs and better control pricing. …

Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia forecast that their combined global vehicle sales will jump nearly 10% in 2023, even as last year's sales fell short of target due to supply chain disruptions. …