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China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had "in-depth" discussions with the EU's industry chief Thierry Breton on China-EU trade relations, electric vehicles, 5G, supply chain and other topics on Friday. …

The $210 m acquisition is contingent upon approval by the bankruptcy court in the United States. …

Polestar trimmed its 2023 delivery forecast on Wednesday 8 November, to the lower end of its earlier guidance and halved its gross margin target, amid fears of a slowdown in EV demand and global economic uncertainty. …

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) acknowledges that the European Parliament voted for a more realistic approach to Euro 7, compared to what the European Commission put forward last year. …

Volkswagen Group is pausing the production of a number of electric vehicle models at its Zwickau plant for an estimated three weeks due to a shortage of electric motors, the automaker said on 9 November. …

Less than a month ago, Executive Vice-President Šefčovič and Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra  committed to a minus 90% emissions cut by 2040. …

The European Parliament has approved its negotiating position for the Euro 7 pollution rules, adopting a position that is less ambitious than the original proposal following pressure from countries and automakers. …

In France, leasing companies aren’t advising their customers to switch to battery electric vehicles (BEVs), despite claiming to be green mobility leaders and supporting their clients to switch to zero emission technologies. …

In particular, CER insists that additional provisions aimed at reducing red tape in State aid procedures for combined transport operations can play a decisive role. This revision must not miss a unique opportunity. …

This podcast delves into various aspects of the transformation needed to achieve zero-emission transportation in Europe. Below are some key takeaways from their conversation: …

BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, has revealed that Greek and Chinese shipping companies now own 34% of the global fleet’s cargo capacity, with Greek owners leading on cargo capacity. …

The Humber sub-region is the biggest carbon polluting part of the UK. …

The German road freight sector’s shift towards climate neutrality is being complicated by framework conditions, a group of industry associations and lorry producers have warned in a joint statement. …

Tesla is coming under increased pressure in Sweden after a union for transport workers said it planned to extend its blockade of the automaker’s shipments to every Swedish port, starting Friday 17 November. …

The joint venture, that just recently launched in Germany, aims to advance electric truck adoption to drive the transition towards a sustainable logistics industry, in line with ACEA/PIC joint statement that ”by 2040 all new commerci …

India is proposing reducing import taxes on some electric vehicles from the UK in an effort to clinch a free-trade deal between the two nations by the end of the year, according to two people familiar with the discussions. …

ACP has thus decided to reduce the daily transits of vessels from 29 to 25; in the coming weeks, the authority says that this reduction may be further escalated until it reaches a daily transit limit of 18 ships by February. …

Member of the European Parliament Christel Schaldemose is with the centre-left S&D group. …

The European Commission has proposed a fundamental overhaul of the current legal framework for combined transport. …

Acquisition of a majority stake in FERST Logistics …