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Economy Minister Robert Habeck will meet with carmakers — but he has few weapons to stave off a car industry crisis. …

The Federal Office for Mobility and Logistics has published the German toll statistics for August 2024. Heavy goods traffic, excluding recently tolled vehicles, is once again recording declines after a temporary increase. …

A consumer slump in China, coupled with the market's rapid shift toward EVs, has turned the former stronghold for VW into a weak spot. …

In September 1999, the Luxembourg-based shipping company CLdN began its service between the Port of Gothenburg and the Belgian transport hub Zeebrugge. …

The automaker will make affordable full-electric small cars in Pamplona starting in 2026 while Polo production for Europe moves to South Africa. …

In August 2024, new EU car registrations saw a sharp decrease (-18.3%) with negative results across the region’s four major markets: double-digit losses were witnessed in Germany (-27.8%), France (-24.3%), and Italy (-13.4%), with the Sp …

At its Factory Booster Day, chief manufacturing officer Arnaud Deboeuf and process engineering lead Jean-Christophe March reveal AI projects with partners for digital twins and retrofitting equipment, including for plant logistics.& …

In the context of the current debate on CO2 regulations for vehicles and their reviews, CLEPA comments as following: …

Producing cars in Brussels would help Nio to avoid higher tariffs on Chinese EV imports. Chinese EV maker Nio has emerged as a potential buyer for Audi's plant in Brussels, which is facing possible closure. …

A continuous trend of shrinking market share for battery electric cars in the EU sends an extremely worrying signal to industry and policymakers. …

CLdN on 19 September 2024 published its fleet emission data for 2023. CLdN’s weighted average fleet emissions were 39g CO2/tonne-km. …

ACEA asked for relief measures from stricter CO2 targets that will go into effect on 1 January 2025, citing sharply reduced demand for EVs. …

China's commerce minister said the European Union's imposition of tariffs on electric vehicles (EV) will "seriously interfere" with trade and investment cooperation and hurt both China and Germany. …

The EU measure was meant to speed up electrification but several automakers have recently started to scale down their EV roll-out plans. …

The Grimaldi Group completed the acquisition of 67% of the capital of Heraklion Port Authority S.A. (HPA S.A.) through Holding of Heraklion Port S.A., a consortium formed by the group’s companies Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. …

Vote planned for 25 September 2024 will now slip, diplomats say, ahead of crunch talks between Chinese and EU trade chiefs. …

BERGÉ is now part of the Carbon Footprint Register of the Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO). Specifically, the calculation refers to scopes 1 and 2, i.e. …

The Council has approved conclusions on a European Court of Auditors’ (ECA) report aiming to strengthen EU’s efforts to achieve its road safety objectives. …

Unlike some other automakers, Stellantis is not calling for a relaxation or delay to the EU's 2025 CO2 targets. CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has worked hard to cut costs and is ready to compete. …

Manufacturers have clear path to comply with EU clean car rules in 2025 …