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Top Lordstown Motors executives out as SPAC-backed startup teeters
Lordstown Motors Corp.’s top two executives are out following an internal investigation into allegations of phony preorders for electric pickup trucks.
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Lightning strike: Lordstown Motors might not survive the year
Once high-flying SPAC Lordstown Motors said Tuesday it may fail without more money to produce commercial electric pickup trucks.
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FreightWaves Flashback: Ford reduces in-transit damage by 70%
1991: In-transit damage used to be a major problem for Ford, but the automobile manufacturer has amped up its hauling standards.
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Short squeeze? Workhorse Group stock again a retail trader plaything
Workhorse Group has nothing significant driving its stock price higher, only retail traders seeking to make money if the price falls.
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Can Mexico capitalize on US automakers’ pivot to electric vehicles?
As U.S. automakers pivot into the electric, autonomous vehicle era, cross-border operators say Mexico is more than ready to seize the moment.
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Truck Talk: Electrical storm edition
Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter from FreightWaves that adds perspective and context to happenings in the trucking world.
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Ford, VW face more work stoppages due to chip shortage
Ford and GM say the chip shortage could cost the automakers more than $1 billion in earnings during 2021.
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Transmission: Daimler’s new electric truck and Biden plans meeting to discuss chip shortage
You know that your corner of the automotive industry isn’t exactly niche anymore when mainstream media outlets start encroaching on the topic.
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The adventures of finding Ford’s ‘Big Red’
The automotive writer who tracked down Ford’s long-lost turbine semi-truck, ‘Big Red,’ says, “There is more to come.”
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Transmission: Auto suppliers will head south for better weather
There are a couple of trends shaking up the automotive industry in the years ahead. Outside of digitization and electrification, one trend often gets left…
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