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Electric Trucks
Workhorse electric delivery van builds lag as backlog swells
Workhorse Group built just seven electric delivery vans for the second consecutive quarter. Production systems and supply chain problems hamper the company.
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Trucking
Daimler Trucks US full-year sales fall 30% as independence nears
Daimler Trucks sales dropped 8% in Q4 alone as parent company Daimler AG prepares to spin off the unit into a stand-alone company.
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Infographics
Daily Infographic: The Workhorse Delivery Van
The C-1000 electric delivery van from Workhorse Group can travel 160 miles on a single charge.
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Equipment
Makeup orders boost tractor and trailer production — for now
Makeup orders for tractors and trailers lead to rehiring of some laid-off workers and rebuilding shrunken backlogs from March and April coronavirus shutdowns. But how…
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News
Daimler Trucks data mining finds miles driven is rising (Update)
Daimler Trucks looked at the mileage data of 130,000 trucks it monitors and predicts mileage driven could reach pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of June.
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News
Class 8 truck orders stagnate in May (Update)
Near-shutdown of Class 8 truck production in May resulted in stagnant orders as COVID-19 lockdowns took hold.
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Trucking
Navistar cuts medium-duty truck production in Ohio
Navistar is the first to slow production lines for new trucks. It is targeting medium-duty units because inventories are up 30 percent year over year.
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News
Waymo is setting up a production facility in Detroit to manufacture self-driving cars
Waymo is setting up the world’s first production facility in Detroit that manufactures Level 4 autonomous vehicles.
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