News from Brussels European Council - 2024-01-18
The Council and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on Carbon Dioxide emission standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs). …
News from Brussels IRU - 2024-01-18
The European Parliament and Council today agreed on the Commission’s CO₂ emission targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles. …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2024-01-18
Volvo remains confident of "tremendous growth" in the electric-vehicle market, CEO Jim Rowan told the Reuters Global Markets Forum in Davos on Wednesday 17 January, countering gloomier projections from rivals. …
Maritime and Ports ECSA - 2024-01-18
The European Parliament adopted today a Resolution condemning the recent attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and calling for immediate and concerted EU efforts including a naval operation. …
Members Corner Port of Gothenburg - 2024-01-18
Träfraktkontoret in Gothenburg and its subsidiary, TFK Logistics, have established a railway shuttle between Piteå and the Port of Gothenburg. …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2024-01-17
BYD, the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles, will invest 100 bn yuan ($14 billion) to develop smart-car features, its founder and CEO, Wang Chuanfu, said. …
Members Corner Hoegh Autoliners - 2024-01-17
Höegh Autoliners ASA has signed a new contract with a major East Asian car producer for the transport of cars, mainly electronic vehicles (EVs), from Asia to Europe. …
Automotive Industry Reuters - 2024-01-17
SAIC Motor Corp,plans to add 14 vehicle vessels in the next three years to its fleet of carriers as the state-owned Chinese automaker aims to boost sales in overseas markets, it said on Wednesday 17 January. …
Members Corner Valencia Port - 2024-01-17
Valenciaport has published today on its website the technical and administrative specifications for the tender for the work of doubling the track and the implementation of the third railway line between the Poni …
News from Brussels IRU - 2024-01-17
IRU, the world road transport organisation, has called on EU Member States to firmly reject the European Parliament’s proposal to impose mandatory purchasing targets for zero-emission Heavy-Duty Vehicles on transport operators. …
News from Brussels ESPO - 2024-01-17
On Wednesday 17 January, the European Parliament officially adopted the Berendsen report, an own-initiative report on “building a comprehensive European Port Strategy” (585 in favour, 21 against, 26 abstentions). …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2024-01-16
Volkswagen Group is avoiding production woes faced by Tesla and Volvo by redirecting ships quickly after the Red Sea crisis erupted last month, ensuring a steady supply of parts despite the escalating hostilities. …
Members Corner BCA - 2024-01-16
LCV values at BCA continued to realign as 2023 drew to a close, averaging £8,037 in December, the lowest monthly figure recorded since the UK was in lockdown in 2020. …
Automotive Industry Reuters - 2024-01-16
Japan's Toyota Motor, opens new tab plans to announce in about a month steps to overhaul its small-car specialist Daihatsu Motor after an investigation into misconduct at its unit related to rigged collision-safety tests found issue …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2024-01-16
BYD's first vehicle vessel has set sail from China's southern city of Shenzhen carrying electric vehicles bound for Europe. …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2024-01-16
Volkswagen, whose drive to develop a solid-state electric car battery with the US startup QuantumScape has been dogged by delays, is holding talks with France's Blue Solutions on the technology, a source with direct knowledge of the …
Automotive Industry ELECTRIVE - 2024-01-16
Similarly to the rest of the globe, hydrogen cars are currently anything but successful in Japan. Sales of hydrogen cars in the island nation have fallen by 83% in the past two years – to just 422 units in 2023. …
Land transportation Transport & Environment - 2024-01-15
The European Parliament and Council should use the trilogue negotiations on the Heavy-Duty Vehicle (HDV) Carbon Dioxide standards to extend the scope to small and vocational trucks. …
Automotive Industry Automotive News Europe - 2024-01-15
Owners of BMW’s automaking partner in China are considering options to raise funds, including selling the company’s stake in its joint venture with the automaker, according to people familiar with the matter. …
News from Brussels IRU - 2024-01-15
The lack of safe and secure parking areas is a fundamental challenge facing the road transport industry. What are the solutions? …