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Nikola Administrators Plan Final Asset Sale — the IP

Bankrupt Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell tractor manufacturer Nikola’s administrators are finalizing plans for the sale of the company's intellectual property.

June 17, 2025
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Medium-Duty Truck Sales Fall for 9th Time in 12 Months

U.S. medium-duty truck sales fell below prior-year levels again in May, marking the ninth time in 12 months that sales have declined year over year, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

June 17, 2025
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Air Taxi Firm Archer Sees More Defense Demand in Short Term

Electric aircraft maker Archer Aviation expects its defense-related sales to outstrip commercial air taxis in the short term.

June 16, 2025
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Truck Parts Distributor Transaxle to Shut Down

Truck parts distributor Transaxle with facilities in 11 states is closing after an unsuccessful attempt to sell the company.

June 16, 2025
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Eaton Agrees to Buy Defense Group Ultra PCS for $1.6 Billion

Eaton agreed to buy defense and aerospace systems company Ultra Precision Control Systems from private equity firm Advent for $1.55 billion.

June 16, 2025
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Ford CEO Says Rare Earth Supply Is ‘Day to Day’

Ford continues to struggle to obtain rare earth magnet supplies that are essential to car production and have already forced a temporary shutdown of one of its factories.

June 13, 2025
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Producer Price Index Rises Less Than Forecast in May

The Labor Department reported June 12 that its producer price index rose 2.6% in May. Producer prices rose 0.1% from April to May after dropping 0.2% the month before.

June 12, 2025
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Marelli Wins Approval for $518.9M Bankruptcy Loan

The loan, which is being provided by Deutsche Bank and other senior Marelli lenders, will need to be approved in two stages, which is typical in large corporate bankruptcy cases.

June 12, 2025
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Trump’s China Deal Offers Reset, Not Breakthrough

After fresh negotiations in London, tariff rates remain essentially unchanged. Rare earth shipments from China are set to return to pre-April 2 conditions.

June 12, 2025
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Trump Removes California Emissions Waiver

President Donald Trump on June 12 hosted a signing ceremony at the White House with freight and trucking executives to formally roll back a Biden-era emissions policy.

June 12, 2025