Amazon is launching a delivery option that will let customers retrieve parcels from staffed counters at U.K. and Italian retailers, aiming to take advantage of the popularity of click-and-collect services across Europe.
May 14, 2019Europe
Business, Technology, Logistics
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Amazon Launches Click-and-Collect Counters With U.K.’s Next
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Business, Technology, Logistics
Tesla vehicles preparing to be shipped overseas. (Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg News)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Correctly Called European Slump for April
Tesla vehicles preparing to be shipped overseas. (Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc.’s deliveries in key European markets slumped in April after booming the previous month, lending credence to CEO Elon Musk’s prediction for “lumpy” results.
May 3, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
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UK Trucker Shortage to Worsen After Brexit, Haulage Group Says
Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg News
Brexit is set to exacerbate a chronic shortage of drivers among U.K. haulage companies, according to a study from the International Road Transport Union.
March 21, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics
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BMW Pushes on With UK-Made Electric Minis as Brexit Looms
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
BMW AG will start production of an electric Mini model in the U.K. later this year even as carmakers grapple with the implications of the latest twist to Britain’s exit from the European Union.
March 20, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel
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CO2 Caps Coming for Trucks in European Union
Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg News
European Union negotiators agreed to impose caps on carbon dioxide from trucks for the first time, stepping up the fight against climate change with a challenge to manufacturers such as Daimler AG.
February 19, 2019
Government, Business
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Ford Says Plants at Risk, Urges UK to Reach Brexit Deal
Sean Proctor/Bloomberg News
Ford Motor Co. warned of dire consequences for U.K. factories employing more than 7,000 people if British politicians fail to agree on a plan to avert a no-deal split from the European Union.
February 13, 2019
Business, Technology
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Tesla Gets Green Light to Start Delivering Model 3 in Europe
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Tesla Inc. received permission to start selling its Model 3 in Europe, clearing the final hurdle in bringing the electric-car maker’s top seller to the home turf of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
January 22, 2019
Government, Business
Boats on the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany. (Michael Probst/AP)
European Economic Expansion Slows Amid Trade Fears
Boats on the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany. (Michael Probst/AP)
FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economic upswing slowed further in the second quarter amid concerns over global trade disputes that have seen the world’s major powers impose new tariffs on each other.
July 31, 2018
Government
Complex Legislative, Regulatory Environment Complicates European Trucking Operations
More than any other factor, legislation has defined the modern European commercial vehicle. Changes in laws regarding vehicle height and length, payload, fuel economy and emissions mean that operators and manufacturers all have to work within an increasingly inflexible legislative environment.
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