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A single-lane restriction could disrupt millions of annual freight deliveries via the Brenner motorway, a key artery for European trade across the Alps. …

Suzuki will lean on partner Toyota for electrification and software technology as it rolls out a strategy for smaller, lighter and less costly vehicles. …

Both Slovenia and Hungary have recently announced increases in their road tolls, with Slovenia's higher rates for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) coming into effect next week and Hungary's inflation-linked increases for all vehicles coming i …

The new UK administration is facing questions over whether it will follow the EU and US lead in raising duties on EVs imported from China. …

Ports in Europe are increasingly implementing shore power projects in an effort to stay ahead of the global decarbonization game and comply with EU regulations. …

As the new European Parliament sits for the first time, IRU looks forward to working with MEPs to drive a more sustainable, efficient and innovative EU road transport sector. Priority policy actions are outlined in IRU’s Manifesto. …

Italy and Spain are backing European Union tariffs on imports of China-built electric vehicles, government sources said ahead of a Monday midnight (15 July 2024) deadline for all 27 EU members to take their stand on the matter. …

Officials are concerned subsidized Chinese firms are going after the bloc’s champions. …

Scotland is investing over £7 m across several city councils to build up public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The idea is to help the private sector launch a charging network with a particular focus on rural areas. …

The plan would involve the Innocenti and Autobianchi brands, both shut down in the 1990s, an Italian newspaper said. …

Closing an EV factory in the EU's home city would be a grave symbol of the bloc's struggle to reach only zero-emission car sales by 2035. …

German automakers fear a trade war with a key trading partner. The first vote, set for 15 July 2024, is not binding. …

The ESPO secretariat received nine submissions for the 16th edition of the ESPO Award. …

How do we ensure success? With the Decade of Sustainable Transport kicking off in 2026, IRU stressed two critical components to the UN in New York: the Green Compact and the UN’s own proven conventions. …

The partnership with Stellantis will “allow us to take the lead and go faster than some other Chinese automakers,” CEO Zhu Jiangming said. …

Shipping associations are putting pressure on IMO to drastically amend its Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) instrument at the September 2024 MEPC, saying that currently it has “unintended consequences”, contradictory to its aims …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and five top automotive groups push for the patent pool operator to uphold transparency in a joint letter. …

Tesla was due to receive a 20.8% additional tariff but is said to have appealed the figure. …

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

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF), the European social partners for maritime transport, join forces to launch today the ‘Seafarers Go Digital’ initiative. …