U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks continued to trend below year-ago comparisons in February after a short-lived uptick the prior month, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
March 19, 2025Fleet Equipment News
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February Medium-Duty Sales Decline 16.8% Year Over Year
Volkswagen Raises $393M in Sale of Traton Truck Unit Stake
Volkswagen AG raised about $393 million through the sale of a 2.2% stake in Traton SE.
March 19, 2025Stellantis Eyes Cheaper Ram 1500 for US Comeback
Returning a more affordable option for its top-selling truck would reverse a decision last year by former CEO Carlos Tavares to stop making the entry-level model.
March 18, 2025New Report: 2024-2025 State of Heavy-Duty Repair
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March 18, 2025Torc Partners With Flex, Nvidia on Autonomous Trucks
Torc has partnered with manufacturing company Flex and artificial intelligence specialist Nvidia to develop a scalable physical AI compute system for autonomous trucks, the company announced.
March 18, 2025How BYD’s Five-Minute EV Charging Stacks Up Against Rivals
BYD can now add "charging as fast as refueling" to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it capture more market share from legacy automakers and direct rivals like Tesla.
March 18, 2025Congressional Republicans Seek to Halt States' EPA Waivers
Legislation that would restrict the federal government from permitting states to limit sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.
March 18, 2025Port Neighbors Fear Pullback on Shift to EVs
People who live near ports fear that $3 billion earmarked from President Joe Biden's infrastructure law to boost electrification in order to reduce pollution will be canceled.
March 18, 2025Luminar Stock Jumps as Viral Video Backs Its Tech Over Tesla
In the video, which has drawn more than 11 million views since it was published to YouTube on March 15, Mark Rober runs six tests assessing Luminar's lidar technology against Tesla’s system.
March 17, 2025Yellow Creditors Push Plan to End Bankruptcy Case
Creditors of defunct trucking firm Yellow Corp. will submit their own plan in coming days on how to split up the company’s remaining $550 million of cash and end its bankruptcy case.
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