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Executives from ‘hard-to-abate’ industries have called for increased financing to support decarbonization efforts. …

Ahead of the trilogue negotiations on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) call on the Council, the European Co …

Tesla will build a new plant in Monterrey, Mexico, the nation’s President announced, ending weeks of speculation over where the maker of electric cars would choose to operate in the country. …

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, has today launched its wide ranging new sustainability strategy, Ready for Tomorrow (RFT), backed by a plan to invest around £2bn in decarb …

Message from ACEA’s Director General – February 2023 A new approach to Europe’s industrial policy …

Stellantis plans to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in Italy in 2023 to further reduce its workforce in Fiat's former home country as the transition to electric vehicles takes its toll. …

Lithium-ion (li-ion) battery fires on board containerships have already claimed a couple of high-profile victims, the X-Press Pearl and perhaps the Maersk Honam. …

Nissan sees a growing potential and customer demand for electric and electrified vehicles and wants to speed up its electrification program. …

Synnerman is clear that there is one thing Mercedes-Benz and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have in common. “We know there are challenges ahead and we know we have to take risky decisions to succeed. …

Italy wants to team up with France and Germany to “influence” and slow the pace of European Union laws on cutting car and truck emissions, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Saturday 25 February. …

Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) has now gone live, with non-compliant HGVs having to pay £50 a day to enter the inner ring road and city centre. …

On 2023 February 24, the Inland Transport Committee (ITC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe adopted Model Rules on the Permanent Identification of Railway Rolling Stock in Geneva. …

Toyota Motor Corp boosted global vehicle production by 9% in January, it said on Monday, its first increase in two months even as the car maker continued to feel the strain from global chip shortages. …

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Tesla's plant in Brandenburg near Berlin is now producing 4,000 cars per week, the company said on Monday 27 February, three weeks ahead of schedule according to a recent production plan reviewed by Reuters. …

The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a 10th package of sanctions against Russia and those that support it in its illegal aggression against Ukraine. …

UK car production was stable in the first month of 2023, with output down just -0.3% to 68,575 units, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

Over the next two years, Geely wants to launch seven new premium electric cars under its new sub-brand Galaxy. That includes four long-range hybrids and three battery-electric vehicles. …

Ocean safety agencies have criticised the automobile and battery industries, claiming manufacturers are not taking the safety issues involved in moving electric vehicles EVs seriously enough. …

As it imports vehicles, including the Nissan Ariya EV, to the US through the port of Los Angeles, Nissan North America is testing the use of Class 8 electric semi-trailers (etrucks) for onward delivery to dealers in California. …