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China’s exports of new vehicles to global markets are increasing at a rapid rate. In June alone, a total of 1,037,000 vehicles left China, marking a 75% year-on-year increase. …

The ECG Quality Working Group has developed a recommendation outlining the minimum functional requirements that vehicles should idea …

The annual ECG-The Association of European Vehicle Logistics -report on the Top Ports in Europe for Cars has been released, and shows the ranking of the top 40 players in the sector. …

The entry of Chinese automakers in the past five years has reshaped the European auto market, with companies such as BYD, SAIC and Chery moving steadily up the sales tables and threatening century-old players such as Ford and even Merced …

Charter rates for modern car-carriers are moving towards the $100,000-a-day mark again, powered by rising demand for Chinese electric vehicle exports. …

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume faces perhaps the most difficult challenge of his tenure: convincing the automaker’s powerful and often competing stakeholders that deeper restructuring is unavoidable. …

Electrification is the clearest way to cut energy demand, increase Europe's competitiveness and lower energy prices. …

The question we currently encounter most frequently is: Is a business owner who travels abroad in a 3.5-tonne van to deliver their own goods to a customer, without providing transport services, required to use a tachograph? …

Europe is home to 69 e-fuel projects that could serve the maritime sector but only six are operational, T&E’s updated e-fuels tracker shows. This highlights the difficulty Europe is having in getting big projects off the ground. …

 Linlin Liang is the face of Chinese business in Europe. She is best known for a one-liner she often delivers at Brussels conference panels: the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation is a “nuclear weapon.” …

A wave of Chinese entrants into Britain's ‌car market is piling pressure on traditional manufacturers, forcing them to offer deeper discounts to compete with lower-cost imports, the head of the country's main automotive industry body sai …

DB Cargo Automotive and Stellantis have reorganised their European vehicle logistics network around a smaller number of high-volume rail corridors and regular shuttle services. …

Europe's automotive supply chains have largely weathered this summer's crushing heatwave, avoiding the major production disruptions that some had feared. …

German car manufacturer BMW is cutting thousands of jobs by the end of 2027 through a voluntary redundancy program, a corporate spokesperson told POLITICO. …

Chinese automakers are capturing European market share far faster than industry analysts predicted, prompting sharp upward revisions to long-term forecasts. …

The intervention follows the European Commission’s second-stage consultation with trade unions and employers on improving job quality across the EU. …

Volkswagen's premium brand Audi must work with the group towards a comprehensive restructuring, the subsidiary's finance chief said on Monday, after reporting a weak second quarter ​hit by falling sales in China and the United States. …

We are pleased to welcome ONLOGIST as a new ECG Partner! …

Before a new vehicle reaches production, an automaker has to decide how every part will be held, protected and shipped. That's often true for hundreds or thousands of components, and frequently before suppliers are even confirmed. …

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume is demanding the European Union rapidly impose higher tariffs on Chinese plug-in hybrid cars after they captured nearly a third of Europe’s PHEV market in the first half at the expense of established pla …

In response to rising geopolitical tensions around the world, NATO allies in 2025 committed to increasing defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. …

 Volkswagen Group revised down its revenue forecast for 2026 after its operating profit slumped in the second quarter amid costly U.S. tariffs and intensifying competition from China. …

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz are trying to jump-start the Franco-German engine one final time. …