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The ECG recommendation regarding information shared on transported vehicles has been updated with emission-related information. …

The EU Council has adopted its general position on the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive (W&D), marking an important step forward for the finished vehicle logistics (FVL) sector. …

In 2025 ECG-the Association of European Vehicle Logistics visited the Middle East markets of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). …

Car buyers worldwide are returning to combustion engines as a result of policy reversals, trade wars and growing skepticism about EV infrastructure and costs, a report by professional services group EY showed on Tuesday. …

Renault will jointly develop small, cheaper electric vehicles for Ford for the European market and will also team up to produce commercial vans to cut costs and fend off rising competition from Chinese rivals, the companies said on Tuesd …

BMW and Toyota and auto rental and leasing firms from across Europe urged the European Commission not to set mandatory targets for electric vehicle purchases for corporate fleets, arguing it would be cripplingly expensive and counter-pro …

China's annual car sales dropped 8.5% in November in a second straight monthly decline, for their biggest fall in 10 months, data showed on Monday, amid a waning scramble to buy vehicles before government subsidies dwindle at year-end. …

Six European Union leaders including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni asked the European Commission to propose softening the bloc’s vehicle emission rules to halt a de-facto ban on combustion engines planned by the middle of the next decade. …

Volkswagen Group plans to invest €160 billion ($186 billion) through 2030, CEO Oliver Blume said, reflecting belt-tightening as the automaker faces a major crisis in its two key markets, China and the U.S. …

The European Commission has published a report highlighting the persistent shortage of suitable parking areas for professional drivers across the EU. …

IRU welcomes the Council’s balanced general approach on the roadworthiness package. …

The European Commission has announced the opening of three new funding opportunities under the Innovation Fund with a total budget of €5.2 billion in EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) revenues. …

Shares of European carmakers jumped between 2.5% and 5% in early Thursday trading after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed slashing fuel economy standards finalised by his predecessor Joe Biden. …

Today, transport ministers adopted a Council position that amends the directive laying down maximum authorised dimensions and weights for certain road vehicles. …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed slashing fuel economy standards that former President Joe Biden had finalized last year, in a push to make it easier for automakers to sell gasoline-powered cars. …

France is asking the European Union to adopt rules that require automakers to build electric vehicles in the region, as nations continue to put forward different proposals in the bloc’s review on CO2 fleet emissions. …

German carmaker BMW aims to cut its CO2 equivalent emissions by at least 60 million metric tons by 2035 from 2019 levels, it said on Tuesday, setting new mid-term goals within the longer-term target of achieving net zero by 2050. …

The European Parliament has ultimately decided that younger candidates for truck-driving roles will have to wait. …

China's tightening export controls are pushing European firms to explore new supply chain capacity outside of the world's second-largest economy, a European lobbying group said on Monday, seeking cover from the U.S.-China trade war. …

Production at Stellantis’ French factories is set to drop over the next three years, the Financial Times reported. …

On 28 November in Shanghai, the christening and delivery ceremony of the Grande Istanbul was held. …

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating and improving international shipping, has elected Member States to serve on three categories of the IMO …

Chinese carmakers lost ground in Europe in October, slipping back from the record market share they captured a month earlier across the region. …