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Träfraktkontoret in Gothenburg and its subsidiary, TFK Logistics, have established a railway shuttle between Piteå and the Port of Gothenburg. …

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. …

Law makers have reached a deal setting the most ambitious Carbon Dioxide reduction targets for trucks and buses globally. …

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 Council and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on Carbon Dioxide emission standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs). …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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). …