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The BYD Explorer No. 1 embarked on its maiden voyage from the port of Shenzhen, China in mid-January 2024. …

Fiat announces new vehicles based on Stellantis's Smart Car low-cost small car platform. …

The retro-themed Renault 5, revealed at the Geneva auto show, is the automaker's response to high EV prices and potential competition from China. …

Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) wants to stick to the European Union's goal to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, CEO Carlos Tavares said in an interview with German media …

SUV sales exceeded 1m in 2023, having increased 23% between 2022 and 2023 and are an increasing share of car sales. …

Austria has extended a weekend driving ban during the ski season on one of the EU’s busiest commercial routes, exclusively targeting freight transit operations. …

Despite a slight decline in total cargo throughput, 2023 was a year of success for the Port of Rotterdam which is making significant strides in becoming more sustainable. …

Electric vehicle startups Rivian (RIVN.O) and Lucid (LCID.O) forecast 2024 production well below analyst estimates on Wednesday as persistently high borrowing costs keep consumers from buying relatively pricier battery-pow …

The European Transport Workers’ Federation partnered with the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) to deliver a pilot training on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digitalization in the logistics sector for union representa …

A global slowdown in electric-vehicle demand is rippling through the industry, costing jobs and leading to changes in strategic plans, layoffs and production cuts, suggesting pain in the near term could slow the transition away from gaso …

Mercedes-Benz on Thursday 22 February delayed its electrification goal by five years and assured investors it would keep sprucing up its combustion engine models, becoming the latest carmaker to flag a weaker-than-expected appetite for b …

On Thursday 22 February 2024, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted its report on the reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC). …

Leasing companies are demanding concessions from EV makers, including agreements that manufacturers will buy back vehicles, to protect against further erosion in the $1.2trn second-hand car market. …

The efficient decarbonisation of road transport took centre stage at the United Nations Inland Transport Committee’s kick-off day in Geneva. …

Electric vehicle drivers unable to install a charger at home are turning instead to stopgaps offered by US and European firms as alternatives to often expensive or inconvenient public charging points. …

Slowing the electrification shift now with the aiming of catching up when margins are better is the wrong approach -- for the planet and for companies' survival. …

The Year of the Dragon, the most auspicious of animals in the Chinese zodiac, is upon us. What does the following year have in store for shipping’s fortunes? …

On Wednesday 21 February 2024, the G7 Transport Ministers expressed strong condemnation of the attacks carried out by the Houthis against commercial vessels and navy ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. …

Tesla want to double the site's capacity to 100 gigawatt hours of battery production and 1m cars per year. …

Suppliers will continue to have a harder time than automakers in the coming years, especially as the trend towards insourcing will accelerate among automakers. …