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Class 8 Truck Orders Decline 5% in October

Preliminary data showed orders declined 5.2% to 30,600 units, marking the fifth month in 2024 where orders fell on an annual basis.

November 7, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Nissan Cuts 9,000 Jobs as Its Vehicles Fail to Sell

TOKYO — Nissan reported Nov. 7 a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned, prompting the Japanese automaker to slash 9,000 jobs.

November 7, 2024
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Stellantis Lays Off 1,100 More Workers at Ohio Jeep Factory

Stellantis said it would lay off about 1,100 workers at its Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, the latest in a series of job cuts as the automaker contends with bloated inventory and declining sales.

November 7, 2024
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Trump-Musk Alliance May Boost Tesla, Reshape Big Tech

Silicon Valley is bracing for a different relationship with the U.S. government as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.

November 6, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Eaton Q3 Profit Climbs 13.2% Behind Data Center Growth

Eaton Corp.’s profit climbed 13.2% in the third quarter as revenue growth from data center expansions around the globe provided the biggest boost.

November 6, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Cummins Q3 Profit Jumps 23.3% on Data Center Generator Needs

Buoyant appetite for data center power generators underpinned a 23.3% year-on-year jump in Cummins Inc.’s profit in the third quarter, trumping weak demand for heavy-duty truck engines.

November 5, 2024
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GM Recalls Chevy Bolts from 2020–2022 Over Battery Fire Risk

This smaller recall from GM comes three years after a larger callback of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt for a similar hazard.

November 5, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Parts Maker Schaeffler to Cut 4,700 Jobs on Auto Woes

Schaeffler AG will cut about 4,700 jobs in Europe and close two sites as a deepening slump at Volkswagen AG and other German carmakers ripples through their supply chains.

November 5, 2024
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US Taps California for CHIPS for America R&D Facility

Sunnyvale, Calif., will host both a research and development semiconductor facility and serve as joint headquarters for Natcast and the National Semiconductor Technology Center.

November 4, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Nikola Q3 Losses Halve as Hunt for More Funding Ramps Up

Losses at truck maker Nikola more than halved year on year in the third quarter as a result of record sales, cost cutting and the absence of expenses incurred in the year-ago period.

November 4, 2024