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BYD's first vehicle vessel has set sail from China's southern city of Shenzhen carrying electric vehicles bound for Europe. …

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 …

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. …

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. …

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. …

BMW has passed the tipping point for combustion-engine vehicle sales and now generates most sales growth from electric cars, its chief financial officer, Walter Mertl, said in a media roundtable. …

Stellantis will temporarily lay-off about 2,250 workers at its Mirafiori plant in the Italian city of Turin in the coming weeks in response to weak demand. …

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. …

The lack of safe and secure parking areas is a fundamental challenge facing the road transport industry. What are the solutions? …

Suzuki's plant in Hungary will suspend output of the Vitara and S-Cross models amid supply shortages caused by attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. …

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. …

Automakers Tesla and Geely-owned Volvo Car said they were suspending some production in Europe due to a shortage of components, the first clear sign that attacks on shipping in the Red Sea are hitting manufacturers in the regio …

Overall, the energy company tests and researches charging solutions and their intelligent integration into the energy system at the new site. …

China’s auto production and exports climbed to record highs in 2023 as its domestic market recovered and manufacturers filled the void left by Western companies that pulled out of Russia. …

The EMSA Guidance on the Safety of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) On-board Ships aims at supporting maritime administrations and the industry by promoting a uniform implementation of the essential safety requirements for batteries …

Tesla is expected to help German car production grow by 2.5% per year, outpacing annual gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.4%, as the German car industry slowly returns to growth amid cautious optimism, according to consultant and ma …

Tesla will suspend most car production at its factory near Berlin from 29 January to 11 February, the company said, citing a lack of components due to shifts in transport routes because of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. …

The joint venture will focus on creating a new line of light commercial vehicles that embrace electric propulsion. …

Tesla’s Cybertruck, the EV maker’s most anticipated model in years, would face challenges to be homologated in Europe, experts said. …

Volkswagen Group’s finance chief said the automaker remains flexible on how it spends money earmarked for electric and combustion-engine cars as EV uptake slows in some markets. …