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After nearly 150 years of economy-pumping service, the internal combustion engine is bound for the scrap heap. …

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to enlist German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s support for a new plan to help European automakers compete with the US and China, after President Joseph Biden outlined heavy subsidies benef …

UK car manufacturing output declined by -6% in September, following four consecutive months of growth, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

Transport & Environment (T&E) publishes The Good Tax Guide - the first-ever report comparing systems of private and salary car taxation across 31 European countries, and sheds light on the varying speeds of electrification across …

Volkswagen brand will only produce full-electric cars in Europe from 2033, its boss Thomas Schaefer said, committing to an earlier date than its previous 2033-2035 target. …

The Grimaldi Group continues investing to enhance and upgrade its owned fleet. …

Ford will stop building the Fiesta small car in Cologne, Germany, by next summer, a year earlier than planned. …

The Transport and Tourism Committee approved two separate agreements with Ukraine and Moldova to make the cross-border transport of goods easier. …

Mercedes joins VW, Toyota, Nissan and Renault in quitting Russian market. …

Adriafer, the railway company of the port of Trieste, will adopt the roadrailLink (r2L) connector system that will allow to move non-cranable trailers from trucks onto trains directly. …

The 12th Pulse Check survey edition shows that despite optimisation of production costs and other short-term measures, 23% of suppliers expect to record losses this year. …

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU climate bank, is a leading financier and catalyst for technological progress, competitiveness, and research, development and innovation (RDI) in Sweden and in the European Union. …

Ford decided it needed to invest in driver-assistance technology that was more achievable in the near term. …

The last three years have been marked by major events and large incisions like Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic, semiconductor supply bottlenecks and the war between Russia and Ukraine, with its impact on prices and availability of energ …

Tesla opened its gigafactory in Berlin, Germany in March this year, right in the middle of an outbound capacity crisis. Earlier this month the company reported that global vehicle deliveries in Q3 were affected by a lack of capacity …

Tesla has doubled production of the Model Y at its European plant in Germany since the summer. …

US American electric car startup Mullen plans to begin selling a vehicle in Europe later this year. The Mullen I-GO is a small electric car manufactured in China that the company says will be used primarily for last-mile logistics. …

As governments announce emergency measures to cut back on industrial use of gas and increase levels of gas in storage, automobile manufacturers across Europe are increasing their efforts to reduce energy usage. …

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that …

Kia sees volatility rising in Russia with the prolonged war in Ukraine, and in a worst-case scenario, may shutter its business entirely, an executive said on 25 October. …