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Stellantis has begun reviewing its long-term strategic plan, new CEO Antonio Filosa told staff in his first public appearance since officially taking over as head of the world’s No. 4 automaker. …

BloombergNEF has published its electric vehicle sales forecast for 2025. The market researchers expect that nearly 22 million battery-electric and plug-in hybrid passenger cars will be sold this year – a quarter more than in 2024. …

China's auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market that registers new cars right off the assembly line and then ships them overseas as "used" vehicles. …

Investment priorities for more connected and resilient networks …

In light of high import tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Audi is seriously considering building its own production facility in the United States. Importing vehicles from Germany or Mexico has become too costly. …

A fresh report from The Economic Times says Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL) has obtained preliminary approval from Volkswagen Group to invest one billion euros for its next round of new products in the coun …

Member states’ representatives agreed today the Council’s negotiating mandate on simplifying sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements to boost EU competitiveness. …

Importing renewable hydrogen as ammonia from countries with abundant renewable sources could be more expensive than producing it domestically in the European Union, a new study found. …

With Chinese automakers pushing into Europe, Stellantis and Renault are lobbying for a new, less-regulated category of small cars with fewer safety features, making them cheaper to build. …

The IMO is on track to adopt new mandatory regulations later this year to decarbonize shipping, the UN June Climate Meeting in Bonn was told.  …

In recent months, Europe’s maritime logistics system has come under increasing strain, with congestion becoming a widespread and persistent challenge across major European ports. …

German car manufacturers are likely to have incurred costs of around half a billion euros in April due to import tariffs imposed by U.S. …

The Open Logistics Foundation has presented ready-to-implement open-source software that is to establish a common standard for the electronic consignment note (eCMR). …

In an interview with Autocar, Döllner emphasised that he ‘had not been the one to communicate the end date,’ as the decision had been made by the previous management. …

A new study has found that AI-powered fleet planning can reduce the total cost of ownership by up to 13% while enabling electric trucks to carry 85% of their payload. …

A new Commission Communication assesses whether zero emission heavy duty vehicles (HDV) are entering the market as expected at the time of adopting Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (AFIR) and whether the mandatory infrastructure deployment targ …

Tens of thousands of truck parking spaces are missing across Germany – the federal government now wants to counteract this with digital technology. …

As the shipping industry navigates one of its most transformative and challenging periods, calls are growing for a global regulatory framework that reflects the sector’s realities. …

New technology for the remote reading of tachograph data has enabled the Italian traffic police to check up to 80 trucks in just 20 minutes, rather than one at a time. This result was achieved during tests on an Italian motorway. …

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the European Union for not proposing a favorable trade deal to Washington — within hours of his first formal meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. …