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Volkswagen AG plans to close at least three factories in Germany as Europe’s biggest automaker tries to slash expenses to become more competitive.

Volkswagen’s truck manufacturing brand Scania plans to equip all its future electric trucks with Northvolt batteries, in a vote of confidence for the cash-strapped Swedish battery maker.

Tesla expects production of its Semi Class 8 tractor to accelerate to full throttle by the end of 2026, according to a senior executive, as the automaker offers more details about the vehicle.

Volkswagen AG’s forthcoming Scout line of battery-powered sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks is adding gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines to the mix.

Volvo Group closed a $40 million deal to buy Commercial Vehicle Group’s Kings Mountain, N.C., cab assembly operations in early October, it said when releasing third-quarter 2024 earnings.

DALLAS — In-cab technology supplier Isaac Instruments is rolling out a new analytics platform and its first set of features powered by AI to help fleets derive more value from their data.

Preliminary net data shows 12,100 trailer orders for the month, up 57.1% from August. But results continue "to bear witness to our expectations of weaker demand," ACT Research said.

The company will build a 435,000-square-foot facility in Orangeburg County to launch next-generation synthetic graphite production operations.

The research, published Oct. 18, marked NACFE’s first analysis of alternatives available to fleets, with the introduction of all-electric TRUs in its early stages.

American Tire Distributors, which sought bankruptcy protection in 2018 after the defection of two major manufacturers, has filed for Chapter 11 again as it considers a sale process to cut debt.