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Mack Trucks pulled back the curtain April 29 on plans to launch a battery-electric version of the Volvo Group division’s recently unveiled flagship on-highway Class 8 tractor, the Pioneer.

International Motors does not expect any job cuts at its U.S. manufacturing facilities despite a slump in demand in the first quarter of 2025, CEO Mathias Carlbaum said April 29.

Bellevue, Wash.-based Paccar reported net income of $505.1 million in the first three months of 2025, less than half the $1.2 billion profit posted in the year-ago period.

Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the latest iteration of its Class 8 Xcient hydrogen fuel cell electric tractor April 28, overhauling the powertrain, safety systems and driver comforts.

Volvo Trucks North America plans to launch a California Air Resources Board Omnibus rule-compliant diesel engine for its revamped longhaul and regional-haul tractors, the VNL and VNR.

Market observers say fleets can expect more replacement tire price hikes in the coming weeks and months as tariffs on rubber imports are passed through to customers.

Kenworth launched a revamped version of the battery-electric configuration of its T680 tractor April 28 at the 2025 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, Calif.

International Motors’ sales and orders tumbled in the first quarter of 2025 as a result of economic uncertainty due to Trump administration tariffs and a weak U.S. freight market.

International Motors launched a Class 8 battery-electric regional haul tractor, the eRH Series. The eRH joins the eMV medium-duty truck in International's battery-electric truck lineup.

U.S.-based manufacturers of intermodal chassis were materially injured by imports of chassis from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam, the U.S. International Trade Commission said.