Business

Renault to Sell $1.4 Billion Daimler Stake

Renault SA plans to sell shares in Daimler AG worth about $1.4 billion (1.2 billion euros) to secure funds for its turnaround efforts after a record annual loss.

March 11, 2021
Business, Fuel

Workhorse Rises After Lawmaker Seeks Probe of Big Oshkosh Trade

Workhorse Group Inc. rose after a U.S. lawmaker raised questions about a $54.2 million late-day block trade in competitor Oshkosh Corp. on the eve of a blockbuster U.S. Postal Service contract award.

March 8, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Activists Say USPS Truck Purchase Defies Biden’s EV Order

The U.S. Postal Service currently plans for only 10% of its new truck fleet to be electric, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Feb. 24, angering environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of a White House executive order to electrify the government’s vehicles.

February 25, 2021

Senate EPW Panel Starts Looking at Infrastructure Package

A Senate committee began consideration Feb. 24 of President Joe Biden’s follow-up to the pandemic-relief bill: a major push on infrastructure.

February 24, 2021
Government, Business

Biden Gives Small Firms Exclusive Two-Week Access to PPP

President Joe Biden said his administration is seeking to help small businesses by giving them exclusive access to the Paycheck Protection Program for two weeks, and he called on lawmakers to pass his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan to provide additional assistance.

February 22, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

Lucid Motors Reportedly Near Deal to Go Public

Lucid Motors Inc. is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check company started by investment banker Michael Klein that could be announced early this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

February 22, 2021
Technology, Autonomous

Apple in Discussions With Suppliers for Lidar

Apple Inc. is in discussions with multiple suppliers of self-driving car sensors known as lidar, according to people familiar with the matter, a key milestone toward development of its first passenger vehicle.

February 19, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Texas’ Gas-Export Clampdown Shocks Market as Blackouts Continue

Texas is restricting the flow of natural gas across state lines in an extraordinary move that some are calling a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause.

February 18, 2021
Business, Technology

Goldman Sachs Creates Joint Venture for Auto Technology Deals

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is creating a joint venture in its investment bank focused on catering to auto technology clients such as Tesla Inc. and the new class of companies trying to take on the top electric vehicle maker.

February 12, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Amazon-Backed Rivian Reportedly Eyes EV Plant in Europe

Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle maker backed by Amazon .com Inc., is scouting locations in Europe to build a new factory, according to people familiar with the matter.

February 11, 2021