Dan Priestley outlines plans to ramp up production of the long-awaited Tesla Semi. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics) ANAHEIM, Calif. — The future of the updated Semi is “bright and electric,” according to Dan Priestley, senior manager of Semis for Tesla. Priestley presented an update April 29 during the keynote session at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo ...more
The Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai in China. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News) WASHINGTON — American businesses are canceling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next. The president’s massive and unpredictable taxes on imports seem likely to mean emptier shelves ...more
Trains at a rail yard in Atlanta. (Megan Varner/Bloomberg) The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs. The January-March expansion was the ...more
A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside on Dec. 16, 2022, at the Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train facility in Phoenix. (Matt York/Associated Press, File) TOKYO — Japan’s top automaker, Toyota, announced a partnership with U.S. autonomous driving technology company Waymo on April 30. The move was somewhat anticipated as the use of such technology ...more
Packages on a conveyor belt are automatically sorted for shipping at an Amazon fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) Amazon.com Inc. plans to build dozens of warehouses to serve rural areas in the U.S. before the end of next year, growing its footprint as the company works to rely less on other carriers. ...more
Rivian vehicles at a service center in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg News) Rivian Automotive quietly built a reserve of electric vehicle batteries from Asia ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, giving the company a measure of insurance against the upheaval in trade policy now pressuring the automotive supply chain. The EV maker directly acquired a ...more
Ford CEO Jim Farley said more needs to be done to address how tariffs are affecting the parts that carmakers import. He also said Ford will work with the administration to receive credit for exporting vehicles from the U.S. (Emily Elconin/Bloomberg News) Ford Motor Co. won’t increase the price of its vehicles until it sees ...more
Lars Stenqvist, chief technology officer for Volvo Group, said hydrogen ICE will be especially suitable over long distances, in certain regions and when there isn’t time to recharge. (Mindy Long for Transport Topics) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Manufacturers said hydrogen internal combustion engines and hydrogen fuel cell technology both have a role to play in the ...more
Joel Carilett/Getty Images A sweeping federal grand jury indictment has charged two New Orleans men with the murder of a cooperating FBI witness in the investigation of dozens of staged crashes with trucks since 2011. The 25-page grand jury indictment, announced April 28, alleges that the murder was committed by Sean Alfortish, 57, and Leon ...more
(Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) NEW YORK — General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles across its Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands in the U.S. due to potential manufacturing defects that can cause engine failure. The recall covers certain Cadillac Escalades and Escalade ESVs; Chevrolet Silverado 1500s, Suburbans and Tahoes; as well as GMC Sierra 1500s, Yukons ...more
