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The European Commission should resist automakers' calls to allow cars to run on biofuels beyond 2035 because they are in short supply and not truly carbon-neutral, campaign group T&E said on Thursday. …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote to Brussels on Friday to urge the European Commission to ease a planned ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035, arguing that automakers need more flexibility in the shift to electric vehicles. …

IRU has formally conveyed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen the united and peaceful protest of 5,302 transport operators and s …

Europe’s embattled automakers are hoping for a reprieve when Brussels unveils an auto sector package next month that could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines initially slated for 2035, as a shift toward electrification …

China’s Great Wall Motor is targeting annual production of 300,000 vehicles in Europe by 2029, where it is scouting locations for its first car plant in a battle to revive flagging regional sales, a company executive said. …

Despite this recent positive momentum, overall volumes remain far below pre-pandemic levels. The battery-electric car market share reached 16.4% YTD, yet it is still below the pace needed at this stage of the transition. …

Today, modernised rules on driving licences and mutual recognition of driving disqualifications enter into force across the EU. …

Stellantis Chairman John Elkann warned that the European auto industry risks an “irreversible decline” if the European Union does not soften its stance on cuts in CO2 emissions to grant automakers more flexibility. …

A total of 24 European ports will receive funds to deploy onshore power supply (OPS, cold ironing) to “green” their port operations and invest in ammonia and methanol bunkering infrastructure. …

A factory next to a weed-ridden lot in China's industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a sector that just a few years ago swore it wouldn't be caught again by supply-chain disruptions. …

Last year, European road transport expanded by just 0.6% – a figure within the statistical margin of error. According to Eurowag’s Transforming Transportation in 2026 report, this is stagnation, not a recovery. …

China's Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) will build its electric AION V model at a Magna facility in Austria, the two companies said on Thursday, a strategy that should help GAC avoid the EU's tariffs on China-made EVs.  …

Hauliers could soon gain access to 44-tonne cross-border operations for zero-emission vehicles, according to the International Road Transport Union. …

The CEOs of European rail freight companies were joined in Copenhagen by high-Level representatives from the Danish Authorities, the European Commission, and industry leaders for a two-day strategic meeting  hosted by DB Cargo and o …

IRU welcomes the European Commission and High Representative’s new Military Mobility Package and calls for practical civil and military cooperation to keep the EU’s transport network strong and ready. …

The news that the Dutch government has agreed to relinquish control of the Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia significantly de-escalates a crisis that threatened to disrupt worldwide auto production and highlighted Beijing’s growing levera …

In a new round of funding under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) programme, the European Commission has selected 70 projects that will receive grants totalling over €600 million for the electrification and decarbonisa …

Council and Parliament negotiators reached today a provisional agreement to harmonise, simplify and rationalise the management of the available capacity for trains on the EU’s rail network, both within and across member states. …

German automotive suppliers are still struggling with a global chip supply shortage triggered by a trade dispute over manufacturer Nexperia, with thousands of workers facing production disruptions at Bosch, the company said on Tuesday. …

Europe’s driving-licence system is about to change: new rules on driver ages, medical checks, digital licences and cross-border bans will take effect by 2029, forcing hauliers to adapt their recruitment and compliance practices. …