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Daimler Truck Sets $2.34 Billion Share Buyback

Daimler Truck will buy back $2.34 billion of its own shares, continuing a policy of returning cash to shareholders while managing the transition to low-emission vehicles.

July 7, 2025
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Nissan to Sell $1 Billion Convertible Bonds for Recovery

Nissan plans to sell about $5 billion in debt to help fund CEO Ivan Espinosa’s turnaround of the ailing automaker, part of a broader financing initiative to keep operations on track.

July 7, 2025
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Daimler Truck to Open Assembly Plant in Senegal

Daimler Truck plans to have trucks from various Mercedes-Benz series assembled in Senegal to supply special vehicles for defense, disaster relief and municipal tasks.  

July 7, 2025
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Sales Fall in Q2 for Daimler Truck

Sales fell in the second quarter for German commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck due to sharply lower sales in the Trucks North America segment.

July 7, 2025
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Nikola Bankruptcy Leaves Truck Buyers Scrambling

Some customers have secured the fuel their tractors need. Others parked the trucks as court proceedings play out. All continue to work the phones in search of more amenable solutions.

July 3, 2025
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Nissan Recalls 480,000 Vehicles Due to Engine Failure Risk

Nissan is recalling more than 480,000 of its vehicles across the U.S. and Canada due to potential manufacturing defects that could cause engine failure.

July 3, 2025
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RNG Gains New Momentum in Longhaul Trucking

Recent data and developments indicate at least one emerging technology’s path forward is becoming clearer — renewable natural gas.

July 3, 2025
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Moove Looks to Expand to US With Waymo Fleet

African ride-hailing startup Moove is close to raising $1.2 billion in a debt round that will help it finance a rollout of an autonomous-driving fleet with Waymo and expand in the U.S.

July 2, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Stellantis Sales in US Drop 10% Despite Ram Recovery

Stellantis sales in the U.S. fell 10% in the second quarter despite resilient demand for Jeep SUVs and Ram trucks.

July 2, 2025
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Rivian Limits EV Output to Avoid Excess of Outgoing Models

Rivian produced about half as many electric vehicles as Wall Street expected in the second quarter prior to the launch of 2026 model year vehicles later this month.

July 2, 2025