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California startup Lyten is buying a Polish energy-storage factory from Northvolt in a bid to become a global leader with its sulfur-based batteries.

The springtime surge in U.S. auto sales landed with a thud in June, setting up a slowdown in the months ahead as carmakers digest tariffs on auto imports and consumers find fewer deals.

The U.S. will start reopening ports to Mexican livestock in phases, after trade along the southern border had been halted in May by the spread of a parasitic fly.

Auto parts maker Continental Automotive is considering a $45 million expansion of its New Braunfels, Texas, manufacturing facility.

DHL Supply Chain has signed a long-term contract to advance sustainable battery recycling with Fortum Battery Recycling, the company announced June 25.

XPO officially opened the less-than-truckload-focused carrier’s largest service centers by door number and footprint over the past couple of weeks.

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff level on Japan, citing what he said was the country’s unwillingness to accept rice exports from the U.S.

The EU  is willing to accept a trade arrangement with the U.S. that includes a 10% universal tariff on many of the bloc’s exports, but wants the U.S. to commit to lower rates on key sectors.

A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was abandoned in the middle of the pacific — about 360 miles from land — after a blaze. It was carrying about 3,000 vehicles of which about 800 were EVs.   

The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped Canada’s levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration.