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A new study of 105 UK HGV “fleet decisionmakers" conducted by Webfleet has found that almost two-thirds of those surveyed anticipate making layoffs over the next 12 months to cut costs. …

 Stellantis announced today it will invest over €130m in the Eisenach Assembly Plant in Germany, producer of the Opel Grandland compact SUV, to add production of the BEV successor vehicle that will be built on the all-new …

After the postponed final vote of the EU states on the ban of combustion engines in new cars from 2035, the hanging game continues. …

The railway line connecting Palermo to Catania, crossing Sicily from the northwest to east, will be improved with an investment of roughly €5bn. …

The European Commission will only go so far to please Germany and Italy in their battle to save the combustion engine from the clutches of an EU ban. …

The European Commission has drafted a plan allowing sales of new cars with internal combustion engines that run only on climate-neutral e-fuels, in an attempt to resolve a spat with Germany over the EU's phasing out of com …

Naples, 21 March 2023 …

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), to collectively undertake te …

DB Cargo and its British subsidiary, DB Cargo UK, have carried out load bank tests to operate a Class 60 Locomotive fuelled with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel instead of diesel. …

Belgium's Lineas and DFDS are joining forces to transport containers and trailers from the port of Gothenburg via Ghent at North Sea Port on rail to Lyon - and vice versa. …

French container carrier CMA CGM, already spreading its wings by entering the air cargo and logistics markets, is looking to charter four vessels, according to a well placed Loadstar source, in an attempt to benefit fr …

The German rail network is in dire need of restoration but now that work is finally going ahead carmakers are facing a decade of disruption and delay to the movement of parts and finished vehicles …

The German government is trying to secure a future for the combustion engine, but it's likely too late, Renault's CEO warned on 2023 March 21. …

Ahead of this week’s European Council Summit, where EU leaders will address EU competitiveness, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is re-iterating its call to speed up action to secure the EU’s industrial base duri …

Mazda has started exporting its CX-50 crossover to Mexico from the US joint venture plant it runs with Toyota in Huntsville, Alabama. …

The European Commission today published a recommendation to improve the periodical technical inspection of vehicles. …

Tata Technologies is partnering with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to provide the carmaker with cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools. …

A growing row between Germany and France risks crashing into a crucial EU summit later this week. …

Industry letter on AFIR targets Dear Swedish Presidency of the Council, Dear Ministers, Dear MEP Ismail Ertug, Dear EU Commissioner Adina-Ioana Valean, …

Audi CEO Markus Duesmann flew to China last week to tackle a problem that is indicative of the challenges facing Germany: how to compete with its biggest trading partner on new technology. …