ΗΠΑ: Αναστέλλουν τις εισαγωγές Volkswagen λόγω υποψιών για καταναγκαστική εργασία στην Κίνα. 

Περίπου 13.000 οχήματα του ομίλου της Volkswagen έχουν «κολλήσει» σε αμερικανικά λιμάνια, καθώς οι αρχές των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών αποφάσισαν να αναστείλουν τις εισαγωγές των αυτοκινήτων της γερμανικής εταιρείας γιατί κάποιο…

ΗΠΑ: Αναστέλλουν τις εισαγωγές Volkswagen λόγω υποψιών για καταναγκαστική...

https://www.naftemporiki.gr/business/1598013/ipa-anastelloyn-tis-eisagoges-volkswagen-logo-ypopsion-gia-katanagkastiki-ergasia-stin-kina/

Car carrier WWL Vehicle Services Americas laying off 63 Houston workers

WWL Vehicle Services Americas is permanently closing a Houston logistics operation and laying off dozens of employees, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission.

WWL Vehicle Services Americas is a subsidiary of global shipping and logistics giant Wallenius Wilhelmsen. The Norwegian company specializes in receiving new cars shipped from overseas and preparing them for distribution throughout the U.S. 

The layoffs will begin March 14 at the facility at 131 East Loop North and be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/car-carrier-wwl-vehicle-services-americas-laying-off-63-houston-workers

Η μυστική συνάντηση του Χίτλερ με τον Πόρσε: Τα 15 λεπτά που έγραψαν ιστορία στον χώρο του αυτοκινήτου

Στις 17 Ιανουαρίου 1934 ο μηχανικός αυτοκινήτων Φέρντιναντ Πόρσε στέλνει το σχέδιό του για το Volkswagen (το αυτοκίνητο του λαού) στον Αδόλφο Χίτλερ.
Οι δύο συναντήθηκαν τον Μάιο του ίδιου…

Η μυστική συνάντηση του Χίτλερ με τον Πόρσε: Τα 15 λεπτά που έγραψαν ιστορία στον χώρο του αυτοκινήτουΗ...

https://www.naftemporiki.gr/finance/world/1569615/i-mystiki-synantisi-toy-chitler-me-ton-porse-ta-15-lepta-poy-egrapsan-istoria-ston-choro-toy-aytokinitoy/

EU Lawmakers Approve New Fossil Fuel Cars

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The European Parliament formally approved a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and combat climate change, says an article published on Reuters.

Existing target

The landmark rules will require that by 2035 carmakers must achieve a 100% cut in CO2 emissions from new cars sold, which would make it impossible to sell new fossil fuel-powered vehicles in the...

https://mfame.guru/eu-lawmakers-approve-new-fossil-fuel-cars/

Borderlands: USMCA panel rules in favor of Mexico, Canada over US

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: USMCA panel rules in favor of Mexico, Canada over US; Lineage Logistics unveils plans for Texas cold storage facility; Mexico extends deadline again for Carta Porte tax document; and Volkswagen halts production of Jetta and Taos models.

USMCA panel rules in favor of Mexico, Canada over US

Mexico and Canada recently won a trade dispute over the U.S. on car-content rules governing...

Volkswagen to open new shipping hub in South Texas

European automaker Volkswagen announced Tuesday that Port Freeport will be its new Gulf Coast hub for annual imports of 140,000 vehicles for delivery to over 300 dealers across the U.S.

Volkswagen said it has signed a 20-year lease agreement and will construct new logistics facilities at the port located in South Texas, according to a news release. The new facilities are scheduled to be operational in 2024.

Volkswagen port operations in Houston and Midlothian, Texas, will be consolidated into the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volkswagen-to-open-new-shipping-hub-in-south-texas

Truck Tech: Down Under charging edition

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Electric vehicle fast chargers are  critical to keeping power-hungry commercial trucks that run on battery power moving. Australia’s Tritium built its first direct-current fast charger a decade ago. Now, it is growing its U.S. presence. Tesla is taking hefty deposits for its battery-powered Semi, and Volvo Truck is sharing a guidebook  from its LIGHTS electrification project in California.

An Aussie solution to electric truck charging

The success of electric trucks rides on the ability to avoid...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-tech-down-under-charging-edition

Car carrier — and Bentleys, Porsches and Lamborghinis — sinks

The car carrier Felicity Ace has sunk — and with it about half a billion dollars worth of luxury vehicles.

“Initial reports from the local salvage team state that the vessel had sunk at around 9 a.m. local time (5 a.m. EST Tuesday) having suffered a list to starboard,” MOL Ship Management Singapore said in a statement. 

According to the incident information center, the Felicity Ace was about 220 nautical miles off the Portuguese Azores in the Atlantic Ocean when it sank. The vessel, owned and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/car-carrier-and-bentleys-porsches-and-lamborghinis-sinks

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