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Begun in 2021, the electrification operations on Nantes ‒ Saint Nazaire Port’s quays will be completed in the spring, with the installation of the last fittings on the pontoons in the outer harbour in Saint Nazaire. …

The Italian government buying a stake in Fiat-parent Stellantis is not on the cards, but could be if the automaker requested it, industry minister Adolfo Urso said on Friday. …

Bigger is not necessarily better in the auto industry, Renault CEO Luca de Meo said, putting the automaker at odds with his rival Stellantis on the subject of industry consolidation. …

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the company will need all of its Italian factories to hit its long-term production goal there, in conciliatory remarks that may ease tensions between the automaker and Rome. …

ACEA’s ‘Vehicles on European Roads’ report is the go-to publication for the latest data on vehicles in circulation on Europe’s roads. …

Mercedes-Benz Group on Thursday 15 January said it had sold its stake in Russian truckmaker Kamaz in a transaction that was completed this month after securing all necessary regulatory approvals. …

The global shipping regulator, the UN International Maritime Organisation, has set a target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 for the industry, and now needs to develop climate regulations by 2025 that make it possible to reach that t …

Carmaker Stellantis halted production in Russia in April 2022. …

Under pressure from Chinese competitors, Stellantis and Renault are pushing hard to cut electric vehicle costs so they can have similar price tags and profit margins as fossil-fuel models. …

Capacity pressures are set to continue in automotive logistics in the coming years, while the near-shoring of car production and the increasing number of electric vehicles (EVs) coming off assembly lines will drive change in supply chain …

Italy has been working for months to attract another automaker to the country alongside Fiat-owner Stellantis, Industry Minister Adolfo Urso said on Wednesday 14 January . …

Continental is cutting around 7,150 positions in its struggling auto unit to make the business more competitive for the complex shift to electric vehicles and digital offerings. …

An industry known for its volatility has entered a new period of extreme swings in earnings. …

Finncanopus, the second of Finnlines’ two hybrid freight-passenger Superstar vessels, was named in Naantali today. Finnlines’ €500 m Green Investment Programme has thus been completed. …

IRU welcomes today’s European Parliament Transport Committee vote on vehicle weights and dimensions. …

To ensure safer maritime journeys in Europe, the Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement to revise the 2009 directive on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. …

The French government on Tuesday 13 January cut by 20% a subsidy higher-income car buyers can get for purchasing electric and hybrid vehicles in order to keep from overrunning its budget to boost the number of electric cars on the road. …

The Port of Immingham was proud to welcome the CMA CGM Indianapolis vehicles carrier on its maiden voyage. …

INFORM, Aachen based optimization specialist, is expanding their business relationship with AUTO1 Group, Europe’s leading digital automotive platform for buying and selling used cars. …

Germany won't hit its target of having 15 m EVs on the road by 2030 if sales develop in a linear fashion, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday, adding the right conditions could still create a tipping point for demand. …