General Motors Co.’s Cruise self-driving car unit will exit the robotaxi business, a retreat from a market that proved costly and full of reputational pitfalls for the automaker.
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Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Blocked by Judge
A judge blocked Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos., finding the takeover would lessen competition for grocery shoppers in a ruling that marks a likely death knell for the deal.
Luxembourg-Based Faymonville Picks Arkansas for US Factory
Company specializes in oversized-load and special transport equipment, including semi-lowloaders, flatbed trailers, lowbed trailers and drawbar trailers.
Mondelez’s Takeover of Hershey Would Rank as Top 2024 Deal
Snack-food giant Mondelez International’s potential takeover of chocolate maker Hershey Co. would rank as the year’s top M&A deal.
US Sees Small Global Oil Deficit in 2025
The U.S. reversed its forecast for a crude glut next year and is now calling for a small oil-market deficit.
Arizona City Gifts Land for New Cross-Border Trucking Port
The existing port — which is five miles away and expanded 27 years ago from the original one built in 1933 — can no longer handle today’s traffic and commercial vehicle inspection demands.
Volvo’s VNR Electric Reaches 10 Million Customer Miles
Almost 600 of the Volvo Group AB unit’s battery-electric straight trucks and tractors are now operational in the U.S. and Canada, collectively driving more than 200,000 miles every week.
Lion Electric President Nicolas Brunet Resigns
The president of Canadian electric bus and truck manufacturer Lion Electric Co. resigned as the cash-poor company made a last-ditch attempt to stay afloat.
China Benefits as Europe’s Big Battery Ambitions Are Failing
Europe’s bid to build a homegrown battery industry to break China’s dominance in electric vehicles is failing.
Micron Gets $6.2 Billion Chips Award
The Biden administration has reached a final agreement to give Micron Corp. nearly $6.2 billion in subsidies from a program designed to boost American semiconductor manufacturing.