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European Shipowners welcome the focus of European Commission’s new Competitiveness Compass on competitiveness and open trade as a prerequisite to the continent’s security, resilience and growth. …

Member States across the European Union are at risk of missing out on significant funds to improve their railway networks and renewing their rolling stock fleets, which would create jobs, boost European competitiveness and deliver much-n …

UK vehicle production dipped below one million units in 2024, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …

2024 was a year with both ups and downs in cargo volumes for Scandinavia’s largest port. On the container side, the Port of Gothenburg reports another very strong year with high volumes and efficiency figures. …

The Transport Overseas Group (TO Group) and Polaris Autoliners are intensifying their collaboration. …

Mercedes-Benz is joining a Geely lawsuit against EU tariffs on electric cars imported from China, adding to a flurry of legal cases targeting the duties. …

This unique report provides a snapshot of what the ‘fleet’ of vehicles on Europe’s roads looks like, including average vehicle age, the share of power types, the number of cars per person and much more. …

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume has spoken to the carmaker’s Chinese joint venture partners about their interest in investing in Europe, a VW spokesperson said. …

We turned to Global Petrol Prices for insights into key trends and projections. …

At the beginning of this year, Denmark withdrew from the Eurovignette system and introduced a mileage- and CO2-based toll for trucks. The government also announced plans for intensive toll controls. …

Since the beginning of the decade, European car manufacturers have been losing ground in the Chinese market. Conversely, China is conquering market share in Europe, and not only in the electric vehicle segment. …

BMW will propose that the European Union lower its tariff on US car imports to 2.5% 5from 10%, in line with the current US import tariff, the automaker’s CEO Oliver Zipse said. …

In 2024, new EU van sales increased by 8.3%, reaching 1,586,688 units, driven by positive results in all four key markets. Spain led with a remarkable 13.7% rise, followed by Germany at 8.4%, France at 1.1%, and Italy at 0.9%. …

Global sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will rise by at least 17% this year to over 20 m cars, helped by an extension of China’s auto trade-in subsidies, research firm Rho Motion forecasts. …

ACEA, ChargeUp Europe, and SmartEN call on policy makers to ensure the effective functioning of the bidirectional charging market and stimulate user uptake. …

Resilience, sustainability and collaboration as drivers of growth …

French ministers are calling for the European Commission to immediately suspend standards for car emissions on the grounds that the regulation benefits Chinese automakers and Tesla. …

Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg. …

This initiative aims to identify skills gap emerging from the digital and green transition and discuss the shortage of maritime professionals and limited mobility between land and on-board positions. …

The British Standards Institution has published new guidelines to standardise the design and operation of public high-power charging sites for battery electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) in the UK, supporting the country’s transit …