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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. …

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

The European Parliament and Council today agreed on the Commission’s CO₂ emission targets for Heavy-Duty Vehicles. …

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. …

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. …

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 …

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. …

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. …

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). …

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 …

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. …

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

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. …

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. …

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. …