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Members of IRU’s Commission on Social Affairs (CAS) gathered in Brussels and virtually to discuss key issues facing the road transport sector. …

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi are looking at new projects as part of their reshaped alliance including a common 800-volt EV architecture in Europe, and new vehicles for India and South America. …

Insufficient pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) space is driving some Chinese car-makers to use containers to export their automobiles. …

Russia’s largest carmaker, Avtovaz, has said it will take over the former Nissan plant in St Petersburg and put it back into operation in 2023. Nissan pulled out of St Petersburg shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year. …

The business environment for German automakers and their suppliers improved significantly in January 2023, a survey published by the Ifo economic institute showed. …

BMW has once again found its way to the rails with a new dedicated car train between Germany and Belgium. The new service, operated by Medway, runs from the German Regensburg, via Aachen to the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. …

At the TRAN meeting which took place earlier this week in Brussels, CE Delft presented a new study prepared for the European Parliament on  …

From January 30, new energy vehicles transported in China will no longer be included in the category of dangerous goods. …

The owners of London Gateway have announced a multi-million pound investment in new rail infrastructure at the port terminal. …

A revamped alliance between Renault and Nissan will face an early test in India, where the automakers plan new investment in a bid to close the gap on rivals, people with knowledge of the plans told Reuters. …

Successfully reaching the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal and its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (SSMS) requires a substantial shift of traffic onto the railways. …

At the end of 2022, various shipping segments experienced delays in their trading patterns caused by a magnitude of factors, which had a compounding effect on operations including labor shortages, long dwell times for import cargo and su …

Tesla plans to step up output at its Shanghai plant over the next two months to meet demand ignited by aggressive price cuts on its best-selling models, according to a planning memo seen by Reuters and a person with knowledge of the …

On Wednesday 1 February 2023 the Commission presents a Green Deal Industrial Plan to enhance the competitiveness of Europe's net-zero i …

In 2022, registrations of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continued to grow, despite the overall decline of the EU car market. …

Road transport, shippers and energy groups in Europe have called for carbon neutral fuels to be recognised as a long-term decarbonisation solution, alongside electrification and hydrogen, for a well-functioning and stable EU logistics se …

ACEA welcomes the 1st February 2023 communication by the European Commission on the Green Deal Industry Plan (GDIP), as it sets out four fundamental pillars for Europe to protect its green tech industry. …

Lorries running on fossil fuels will continue to be allowed beyond 2035, with a potential phase-out coming in 2040 at the earliest, a draft proposal by the European Commission on revised CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles sho …

Volkswagen Group sees investments in new software and electric-vehicle technology peaking in the next two to three years with a goal of making significant returns from battery-powered models from then onward. …

Head of the unveiling of the Green Deal Industry Plan, Luca de Meo – President of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Renault Group CEO – is urging EU leaders to put in place an ambitious and structured automoti …