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Some of the world's biggest truckmakers, including Volvo and MAN, are reworking combustion engines to run on low-emission hydrogen instead of polluting diesel, a quicker low-cost fix to their energy transition challenge that may give the …

Volkswagen will need to make "significant cost-cutting efforts" in the second half of the year and beyond if it is to revive profit margins, the automaker said on Thursday, after reporting first-half margins it described as "too low". …

China was further ahead of Japan in vehicle exports for the first half of 2024 after overtaking its Asian neighbor as the world’s top vehicle exporter in 2023, according to numbers disclosed by industry groups in the two countries. …

The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its TransNET to include a multimodal connection to and from Serbia. …

Stellantis is facing delays on a key new EV model for Europe because of software bugs, a dampener to efforts to rejuvenate a stale lineup and reverse a slump in profit. …

The Government of Catalonia has acquired 8 devices thanks to which the regional police, Mossos d’Esquadra, will be able to detect excessive driving times by professional drivers without having to stop the vehicle for control. …

Demand for purely battery-electric vehicles (BEV) dropped dramatically in Germany during the first half of 2024 and the country’s automotive sector is bracing for a gloomy full year as high prices and leasing rates hamper business.  …

New EU truck registrations saw a more modest increase of 3%, totalling 183,295 units from January to June. …

Chinese brands captured 11% of the European electric-car market in June, notching record registrations as manufacturers raced to beat stiff European Union tariffs that took effect early this month. …

Leapmotor International, a 51/49 Stellantis-led company between Stellantis and Leapmotor, has shipped the first batch of Leapmotor electric vehicles - C10 SUVs and T03 cars - from Shanghai, China, to European ports this month, marking a …

New car registrations in Europe will hit 13.1 m this year, predicts Dataforce. That’s up 2.2% over 2023 and growth will accelerate in 2025. But there is potential trouble ahead.  …

CEO Koji Sato drove Toyota to across-the-board records in profits, sales and production output in the stellar fiscal year that ended March 31. …

Pecovasa Renfe Mercancías, a subsidiary focused on automobile transport, has announced the modification of one hundred double-decker PMA31 wagons. …

The Turkish parliament has recently approved plans for a carbon pricing mechanism for the country’s shipping sector. The amendment to the ports law stipulates measures for Turkey to start taxing shipping emissions. …

China's electric automakers are expanding in Europe to blunt the impact of tariffs meant to weaken their price advantage over the region's ailing legacy manufacturers. …

Mercedes-Benz opens new tab lowered its annual profit margin forecast after weak second quarter sales and earnings on Friday, 26 July but expects new models to help it battle stiff competition in China in the second half of the …

BERGÉ and the University of Cantabria will launch in September a new edition of their Master’s degree in Maritime Business Management and Associated Logistics, in order to develop specialised profiles that help alleviate …

With P&O Ferries’ recent agreement to enter into an additional and separate space charter agreement with the third ferry operator on Dover-Calais, Irish Ferries, the terms of a continuing space charter arrangement would change. …

Carmans Transport, as we were known in the early years, really did start with 1 horsepower! …

For the first time, a TIR truck operated by a Chinese haulage company has reached Turkiye, slashing journey times and pioneering new opportunities for the industry. …