Automakers and suppliers across the globe have been scrambling to keep production going after the coronavirus shuttered parts plants across China. But now a bigger fear is emerging: Consumers may be in no mood to buy cars and trucks.
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Auto Industry’s Coronavirus Fears Shift From Supply to Demand
Autonomous Tech Company Locomation Signs Deal With Wilson Logistics
Autonomous-trucking technology provider Locomation and Wilson Logistics, a Springfield, Mo.-based trucking and transportation logistics company, have announced a multiyear partnership.
RGL Logistics Appoints New CEO, Chairman
RGL Logistics announced Joe Lemerond, senior vice president of transportation, will become the company’s CEO effective March 29.
March 9, 2020Developers Revive Cold-Storage Facility Plans in Maine
A hotly anticipated plan for a waterfront cold-storage warehouse is back on the table in Portland, Maine.
Sysco Approaches Germany Firm Metro About Takeover
Sysco Corp. has approached German wholesaler Metro AG about a takeover, as the U.S. food distribution giant explores ways to expand in Europe, people with knowledge of the matter said.
March 3, 2020VersaCold Weighs $500 Million Sale Amid Storage Buzz
VersaCold, one of Canada’s largest providers of cold storage, is exploring a potential sale that could fetch $500 million or more, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
CRST Buys New Jersey-Based Final-Mile Logistics Company NAL Group
CRST International on March 2 announced it had acquired final-mile specialist NAL Group. Financial terms of the agreement were not made public.
Bayonne Bridge Expansion Pays Big Dividends for Port of N.Y.-N.J.
Nearly a year after the Port of New York and New Jersey rededicated the raised Bayonne Bridge over the Kill Van Kull tidal strait connecting Bayonne, N.J., with Staten Island, N.Y., officials say the project is paying big economic dividends.
Amtrak Names Former Air Cargo Executive as New CEO
Amtrak named a former air cargo executive as its new president and chief operating officer March 2.
March 2, 2020Most Ports See Container Volumes Decline in January
Facing strong headwinds from the lingering effects of the U.S.-China trade war, the slowdown associated with the Chinese New Year, and later the coronavirus, most of the nation’s ports saw container volumes fall in January.