Antonio Filosa by Stellantis MILAN — Stellantis, the world’s fourth-largest carmaker, named Italian auto executive Antonio Filosa as its new CEO on May 28, replacing Carlos Tavares, who resigned under pressure last year. Filosa, who is currently Stellantis’ chief operating officer for the Americas and chief quality officer, takes the post effective June 23, when ...more
A Joby eVTOL aircraft (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Toyota Motor Corp. has invested $250 million in Joby Aviation, completing the first half of a previously announced $500 million commitment and becoming the air taxi maker’s largest shareholder. The investment, originally expected to close in 2024, is part of Toyota’s pledge to boost its total funding ...more
Vehicles travel along Interstate 94 in Detroit. Michigan DOT says it does not have a record of the Washtenaw County board's opposition but looks forward to addressing remaining concerns about the project. (Anthony Lanzilote/Bloomberg News) WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. — Washtenaw County officials are opposed to proposed express lanes on about 39 miles of Interstate 94 ...more
Image A Tesla Cybercab prototype at a Tesla store in San Jose, Calif. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Tesla Inc. is poised to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin on June 12, according to a person familiar with the matter, a milestone in Elon Musk’s plan to reshape the company around driverless vehicles and artificial ...more
Mountain bongo antelopes are on the verge of extinction, with fewer than 100 left in the wild due to poaching and habitat loss. (Peter Ndung’u for Lewa Wildlife Conservancy) DHL Express transported 17 endangered mountain bongo antelopes from Florida to a conservation site in Kenya, the company announced in the spring. The mountain bongo antelopes ...more
Juan Sorto/Transport Topics Nominees for top posts at two Department of Transportation agencies await consideration before the Senate. Republican leaders, managing the chamber’s summer agenda, are expected to schedule votes on the nominees to lead the Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration. The nominations of David Fink to become FRA administrator and Marc Molinaro ...more
A Castrol logo sign at a BP service station in Pretoria, South Africa. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg) BP Plc’s Castrol lubricant business is attracting interest from energy companies including Reliance Industries Ltd. and buyout firms such as Apollo Global Management and Lone Star Funds, according to people with knowledge of the matter. BP has sent out initial ...more
Meanwhile, the U.S. said in April that U.S.-based manufacturers of intermodal chassis were materially injured by imports of chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam. (shaunl/Getty Images) A Canada Border Services Agency investigation into container chassis imports from Vietnam found no circumvention of a 2022 Canadian International Trade Tribunal ruling, according to a final ...more
A bill that could raise trailer registration fees for Louisiana truckers has advanced in the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. House Bill 660 was advanced with six in favor and three opposed on Monday, May 12th. The bill has been recommitted to the appropriations committee due to a fiscal note.According to The ...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will remove certain motor carrier routing regulations because the agency deemed that they are “unlawful and obsolete.” In a Final Rule to be published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2025, officials announced the repeal of for-hire motor carrier routing regulations concerning servicing municipalities and unincorporated communities.The ...more
