Equipment

TOKYO — Nissan reported Nov. 7 a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned, prompting the Japanese automaker to slash 9,000 jobs.

Stellantis said it would lay off about 1,100 workers at its Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio, the latest in a series of job cuts as the automaker contends with bloated inventory and declining sales.

Silicon Valley is bracing for a different relationship with the U.S. government as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.

Eaton Corp.’s profit climbed 13.2% in the third quarter as revenue growth from data center expansions around the globe provided the biggest boost.

Buoyant appetite for data center power generators underpinned a 23.3% year-on-year jump in Cummins Inc.’s profit in the third quarter, trumping weak demand for heavy-duty truck engines.

This smaller recall from GM comes three years after a larger callback of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt for a similar hazard.

Schaeffler AG will cut about 4,700 jobs in Europe and close two sites as a deepening slump at Volkswagen AG and other German carmakers ripples through their supply chains.

Sunnyvale, Calif., will host both a research and development semiconductor facility and serve as joint headquarters for Natcast and the National Semiconductor Technology Center.

Losses at truck maker Nikola more than halved year on year in the third quarter as a result of record sales, cost cutting and the absence of expenses incurred in the year-ago period.

Allison Transmission’s profit in the third quarter jumped 26.6% on the back of demand for Class 8 vocational trucks in North America, with executives saying it shows no sign of slowing down.