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The Audi Q8 E-tron is the sole model built at the plant, which built about 50,000 vehicles a year and employs about 3,000 people. …

First-half deliveries of full-electric cars were up 22% at BMW, but fell 25% at Mercedes and were flat at Audi. …

BCA has announced a further significant expansion at its Thurleigh, Bedfordshire facility, already one of the largest combined Remarketing, Logistics, Defleet and Refurbishment centres in Europe. …

Mercedes-Benz's forecast that 50% of sales would be either full-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2025 is looking increasingly unlikely. …

The prospect of European tariffs cut 20-30 percentage points off China's growth in exports of electric and plug-in hybrid cars in recent months, an official at a leading Chinese auto industry body said on Monday, 8 July 2024. …

Italy has officially ratified e-CMR, the digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road goods transport. …

BYD is set to add Turkey to the growing number of countries where it is opening plants including Hungary, Thailand and Brazil. …

Fast chargers enable quick recharging of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). They are critical in supporting long-distance travel with BEVs and alleviating range anxiety. …

SAIC is demanding a hearing with the EU after receiving the highest tariff increase of 36.7%. …

A document lays out the European Commission's case for tariffs on EVs built in China, with a top rate of about 48%. …

EU governments’ efforts to harmonise rail rules across the EU have been slow and uneven, according to a new report by the EU agency for railways (ERA), resulting in cross-border incompatibilities that are hampering rail use. …

Nissan's CEO has said the two automakers are open to working together in any region, both in Japan and overseas. …

The provisional duties will apply as of 5 July 2024, and definitive duties could begin in November 2024. …

LBM bunkering operations kick off UECC’s ‘Green Gas Month’ and reinforce LBM availability today, 4 July 2024. …

Chinese automakers have captured a growing slice of a market vital to Europe’s industrial stability and future jobs. …

Sallaum Lines’ subsidiary Sallaum Terminal is investing €20m ($21.6m) in its operations at the port of Antwerp to expand capacity and streamline logistics processes. …

By cementing the duties, Brussels is holding its ground against Chinese — and German — opposition. …

On 4 July 2024, nine months after the initiation of an ex officio anti-subsidy investigation, the European Commission has imposed provisional countervailing duties on imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. …

Suzuki will not add a performance version of its new range-topping Swift small car. …

Better-than-expected US electric-vehicle sales in the second quarter brought welcome relief to investors after a sharp slowdown in demand triggered by high interest rates, but EV makers still face a bumpy road ahead. …