Manufacturing

BYD Ramps Up PPE Face Mask Efforts

Electric vehicle manufacturer BYD says it has created the world’s largest PPE face-mask plant, producing 50 million masks per day to help meet the demand for face masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Trucking-Related Manufacturers Idle Production Facilities Due to COVID-19

A number of truck makers and suppliers are choosing to temporarily idle production facilities as part of a national effort to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Isuzu Sets Production, Ordering for Class 6 Cabover

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America will begin production of its 2018 FTR Class 6 cabover in May and start taking orders for the medium-duty truck in April, the company announced at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

Fed Hikes Interest Rates for Second Time in Decade

Policy makers at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced an increase in interest rates for the first time this year and only the second time since the depths of the Great Recession and there are expected to be at least some repercussions for trucking.

Renault Continues Investment in Brazil

Renault Group has announced a new investment cycle in Brazil in the amount of R$ 500 million (€162 million) over the 2014-2019 period. This investment will be channeled into the development of two new cars at Renault’s plant in Curitiba.

Toyota to End Australian Production in 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation will end Australian vehicle and engine production by the end of 2017 due to an "extremely competitive market" and strong Australian dollar, following recent exits by General Motors and Ford.

GM Says it Will Cease Australian Manufacturing by 2017

As part of its ongoing actions to decisively address the performance of its global operations, General Motors has announced it will transition to a national sales company in Australia and New Zealand.

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