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From October 2025, Italy will launch a new support scheme for aspiring professional drivers. …

Investors punished German sports car brand Porsche on Monday after the firm, caught between its iconic gas guzzlers and a shift to electric vehicles, warned that its profits this year would be hurt by delays in its EV roll-out. …

When Javier Hernandez went car shopping in Barcelona, he ended up choosing a plug-in hybrid by China's BYD - swayed by a price nearly 10,000 euros cheaper than European rivals. …

From 12 October 2025, new digital border controls will change how UK citizens and professional drivers travel to Europe. Here’s your essential guide to the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES). …

On Monday, the Turkish Ministry of Trade announced new tariffs on car imports, which will come into effect in the second half of November. The import of electric cars will be hit harder than that of combustion engines. …

A recent study commissioned by DG CLIMA outlines a series of measures aimed at promoting the decarbonisation in the s …

IRU, the European Transport Workers’ Federation and the European Secure Parking Organisation have sent a joint letter to the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President, Roxana Mînzatu, urging concrete steps to accele …

A group of top shipping companies including leading Greek players said on Thursday they want changes to a United Nations deal tabled for adoption in October that seeks to cut marine fuel emissions, adding complications to the draft accor …

Nissan is set to cut production of the relaunched Leaf EV to half of what was originally planned this autumn. The cut has been attributed to delays in securing batteries. …

New tariffs, shifted trade flows, and declining export numbers: The trade conflict between the USA and its partners is forcing companies worldwide to make significant adjustments. …

On the outskirts of this city of 21 million, a showroom in a shopping mall offers extraordinary deals on new cars. …

IRU joined the European Commission’s Implementation Dialogue on Fair Labour Mobility in Brussels yesterday, highlighting practical, future-oriented proposals to simplify the application of EU labour rules and secure a sustainable workfor …

Britain's largest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, said a pause in production due to a cyber attack would now stretch to September 24, extending the stoppage at its British plants to more than three weeks. …

Today, the EU is taking a significant step towards reducing transport emissions from road freight. …

A new report by the Centre for European Policy Network (CEP) examines the planned introduction of the EU Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (EU-ETS 2). …

Ford Motor Co. said it will cut up to 1,000 jobs in electric car production at its factory in Cologne, Germany, due to weak demand. …

China's BYD said on Monday it would actively respond to an industry initiative that fleshes out rules on automakers making timely payments to suppliers, joining others in complying with a government call against price wars. …

Renault Group has signed up to participate in United European Car Carriers’ (UECC) Sail for Change fuel-switching programme, making it the fifth automotive manufacturer to join the pioneering initiative that has seen major reductio …

IRU explored the road to wider e-CMR adoption at the recent International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) event in Prague.    …

At the last two editions of the iconic trade show, it seemed as if German carmakers were overrun by competition from the Far East. …