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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. …

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. …

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

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. …

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

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. …

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

The Port Authority of Valencia is committed to hydrogen research through the signing of an agreement with CNH2 (C.N.E. …

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. …

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. …

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

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. …

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%. …