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Volvo Trucks North America began series production of its redesigned Class 8 flagship VNL tractor at the 2.3 million-square-foot New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., it said Oct. 3.

Sales rose 1.3% to 22,800 units from 22,500 in August 2023, but the figure was unchanged from July.

“Despite overall market headwinds, Nikola remains focused on our mission to pioneer solutions for a zero-emission world, and we’re doing it one truck at a time,” CEO Steve Girsky said.

In his first public comments since Stellantis confirmed it had started searching for his successor, CEO Carlos Tavares signaled he’s open to leaving the automaker just over a year from now.

The truck maker detailed recent updates to its vocational and medium-duty truck models Oct. 1 at its Vocational VIP Customer event.

Jackie Reed's NTDC grand championship will be celebrated at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 12-15.

Freightliner teased an Oct. 15 unveiling of a revamp of its flagship Class 8 on-highway Cascadia model Oct. 1.

Stellantis NV’s U.S. sales plunged 20% last quarter as the beleaguered automaker struggled to tame bloated inventories amid high interest rates and softening consumer demand.

A fatal December 2022 crash in Virginia put a fresh spotlight on fraud, when a truck driver falsified ELD records to exceed the 11-hour driving limit.

Sluggish car sales are expected to pick up later this year once the U.S. presidential election is over and the Fed’s recent reversal on interest rates starts to ease financing costs.