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

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 …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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. …

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

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. …

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). …

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. …

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

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. …

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 …

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). …