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Volvo and its parent Geely may need to take Polestar private, according to Bernstein, which sees shares in the struggling electric-car maker declining further amid intense competition. …

Automakers are already changing their strategic course but still have a lot of ground to gain to complete the transition to software-defined vehicles (SDVs). …

EM Logistics is proud to announce that it has joined the rank of ECG member companies in December 2023. …

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, is pleased to announce the commencement of the first phase of works at Millbay Docks, within the Port of Plymouth, which signifies the first works funded by …

New research from Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that cars in the UK are getting too big for British roads, exceeding the 180cm minimum for on-street parking. …

Italy's penny-pinching approach to incentives has meant several months of reduced automotive production, the Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said. …

European shipbuilders want the European Commission to tell them what it plans to do to tackle Chinese subsidies for rivals that have undermined the European industry for years. …

The UK government’s Department for Business and Trade has launched a Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy to safeguard the supply of goods including minerals and semiconductors, seen as essential for the future of the co …

Wallenius Wilhelmsen recently signed a significant multi-year shipping contract with Korea’s leading construction machinery company. …

Foreign carmakers that have been losing market share to local rivals in China have boosted exports from the world's largest auto market, accounting for more than a fifth of the country's total vehicle exports last year, industry data sho …

New cars in Europe are getting 1 cm wider every two years, on average. …

The Port of Valencia (PAV) is maintaining its operations on both the Atlantic and Mediterranean routes despite the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea. …

Russian carmaker Avtovaz is looking to boost production through exports abroad in 2024, including target markets in Iran and Egypt, according to the carmaker’s president, Maxim Sokolov. It follows a two-year decline in foreign sales. …

More than half of automotive suppliers are below the threshold of 5% profitability needed for a sustainable business, the industry’s European trade group said. …

A group of 10 representatives of independent automotive service providers have called on President von der Leyen and the College of Commissioners to urgently deliver sector-specific legislation on access to vehicle data. …

GM was “the big winner of 2023”, according to Charlie Chesbrough, senior economist, Cox Automotive. He said that Asian brands like Honda, Nissan and Mazda also ranked among the top-selling OEMs. …

According to statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), a total of 1,538,621 battery electric cars were registered in the EU last year. …

Stellantis will avoid being caught in a price war which would destroy its profitability, CEO Carlos Tavares said. …

European lawmakers today agreed Carbon Dioxide targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles that will phase out almost all sales of new diesel trucks by 2040. …

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. …