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Honda said it would develop technology enabling its level 3 self-driving capability to function at any speed below legal limits on highways by the second half of the 2020s as it strives to eliminate traffic deaths involving its vehi …

Energy is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Find out how the EU wants to increase renewable energy and decarbonise the sector. …

Mercedes-Benz and Robert Bosch have received approval for a fully automated self-parking software that enables cars to drive themselves into a pre-booked parking spot at a Stuttgart Airport parking lot. …

Recently, in the space of just two weeks, we saw two major legislative milestones that are of great significance to the EU auto industry – but that unfortunately risk pulling our sector in different directions. …

Rail workers all over the world have organised and are organising multiple strikes to grab the industry’s attention on the issues they deem more important. …

The European Parliament wants to make charging for electric vehicles easier by making payment terminals for credit and debit cards obligatory at all charging points. …

The carmaker is increasing investment at its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary to include onsite assembly of batteries with the aim of reducing logistics costs and supply chain complexity …

German car giant Volkswagen may stop investing in battery factories across the bloc if the EU fails to tame energy prices and beef up its industrial policy, according to a senior executive at the company. …

Stellantis is facing outbound logistics problems from its plant in Sochaux, France because of a shortage in transport capacity. The situation has led to a build-up of vehicles at the plant, which makes the Peugeot 3008 and 5008. …

The UK automotive industry has today urged government to take rapid action to secure the long-term future of one of the country’s most important assets, while accelerating its decarbonisation. …

Renault and Nissan have readied plans to announce a potential deal on a restructured alliance as early as next month in London with the two automakers still negotiating terms, three people with knowledge of the talks told Reuters. …

Volkswagen Group's plant in Chengdu, China has halted production due to the rise in coronavirus cases in the country and two production lines at its Changchun plant are also on hold, a VW spokesperson said. …

The Council gave its final approval to the corporate sustainability reporting directive (CSRD). …

BMW sees further COVID-19-related lockdowns in China as a risk for 2023, despite healthy demand there for the automaker’s full-electric models and expectations of stable global sales. …

Even if electric cars still cost more to buy than petrol cars, battery-electric vehicles have long been cheaper overall to own and run. …

European Union ministers warned on Friday 25 November 2022 that time was running out to resolve differences with Washington over US plans to give tax credits to consumers buying electric vehicles and other green products as long as they …

UK car production returned to growth in October, rising 7.4% to 69,524 units, according to the latest figures published on 25 November by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

The reason for the increase is to provide more revenue to the state. …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has analysed the trends and developments in battery electric vehicle (BEVs) markets. …

Road freight fails are wrecking rail freight schedules, and causing plenty more disruption too. …