Tesla Inc.鈥檚 new Shanghai plant has churned out super-popular Model 3 electric sedans for the past six months, catapulting the company atop the sales chart and piling the pressure on cash-strapped local rivals. There was another casualty last week.
July 8, 2020Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Mexican President Lopez Obrador to Meet With Trump on USMCA
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will on July 8 hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit aimed at marking the launch of the new North American trade agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
July 8, 2020Boeing Has Settled Almost All Lion Air Crash-Death Claims
Boeing Co. said it settled 90% of the wrongful death claims filed in a U.S. court over the 2018 crash of a 737 Max jet operated by Lion Air.
July 8, 2020ATA Praises USMCA Pact
The trade deal with Canada and Mexico that took effect at the start of the month garnered a strong endorsement from the leadership at American Trucking Associations.
July 8, 2020World鈥檚 Supply Chain Managers Bask in Their Extended Moment
Accustomed to crunch time and performing in a crisis, the world鈥檚 supply chain managers are having something of an extended moment in pandemic recovery mode.
July 8, 2020Daimler AG Sharpens Cost Cutting With Sales Recovery on Horizon
Daimler AG CEO Ola Kallenius will widen cost cuts to shore up returns, even as the German manufacturer signaled demand for cars and trucks has started to recover from the most dramatic slump in decades.
July 8, 2020How America Is Thanking Truckers During the Coronavirus Crisis
As America grapples with the coronavirus and daily life is altered, the nation's truck drivers are among those who are risking their personal health and doing the hard work to keep products moving. And their effort is being recognized. Here are some examples.
July 8, 2020Walmart Jumps With Amazon Prime Challenger Nearing Debut
Walmart Inc. will introduce a subscription service this month to compete with Amazon.com Inc.鈥檚 Prime program, according to a person familiar with the plans.
July 7, 2020Biden Promises to Bolster US Medical Equipment Supply Chain
Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products 鈥渂ack to U.S. soil,鈥 creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been exposed as inadequate and vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak.
July 7, 2020White House Wants Stimulus by August Recess With $1 Trillion Cap
The White House wants Congress to pass another stimulus package by the first week in August, before lawmakers head home for their annual summer recess, and to keep the cost at $1 trillion or less, according to Vice President Mike Pence鈥檚 top aide.
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