General Motors
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Equipment
Ford and GM do not care much about electric vehicle production
The big two automakers plan to produce more than 5 million SUVs and pickup trucks in 2026, but only plan on making 320,000 electric vehicles…
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News
Automakers, tire manufacturers announce plant closures in Mexico
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a sharp drop-off in demand for tires and cars, causing manufacturers across North and South America to furlough workers and…
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Driver issues
Shippers to drivers: What’s your health and travel history?
Shippers combat coronavirus with new procedures, questions for drivers; carriers advise proper hygiene, while Amazon requires sanitization of workstations, vehicles
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Energy
Fuel cell Class 8 startup Nikola going public with $3.3 billion valuation
After shunning public ownership, fuel cell truck startup Nikola watched as the WeWork debacle made private fundraising harder. Its merger with VectoIQ brings in about…
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Business
Magna beats expectations in fourth quarter, but coronavirus risks loom
Higher margins from completed vehicles help offset hit from GM strike as Canadian auto manufacturer warns of potential impact of coronavirus.
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Trucking
Commentary: Can ecommerce help less-than-truckload carriers in 2020?
Darren Prokop writes about the volatility in trucking, and how ecommerce may help less-than-truckload carriers recover in 2020.
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News
Is a Navistar transition a factor in TRATON bid timing?
Big investors like Carl Icahn will have a say in whether Volkswagen’s truck group buys the 83% of Navistar it does not already own, but…
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News
BorgWarner acquires Delphi Technologies in $3.3 billion stock deal
Once the auto industry’s largest supplier, Delphi will disappear as it is absorbed into BorgWarner.
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American Shipper
Career Tracks: Crowley, Transplace and 3Gtms
Crowley Maritime Corp., part of Jacksonville, Florida-based Crowley Holdings Inc,. has realigned its marine services organization and introduced new leadership. Crowley Marine Services, part of…
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Energy
Honda and Isuzu will work together on fuel cell-powered electric trucks
Honda and Isuzu said Wednesday they will work together to apply Honda R&D expertise in fuel cells to Isuzu trucks in Japan.
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