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DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.

Trucking has been facing a driver shortage problem for quite some time, but workflow software could be part of the solution.

Nikola Corp. is seeing another strategic partner sell down its stake as South Korea’s Hanwha Group signaled its intention to liquidate half of its holdings in the troubled electric truck startup.

Hino Trucks announced it intends to produce model year 2022 Classes 6-8 trucks for the United States and Canada equipped exclusively with diesel engines from Cummins Inc.

Volkswagen AG shares surged the most since a historic short squeeze a dozen years ago after back-to-back days of briefings on how it plans to supplant Tesla Inc. as the global electric vehicle leader.

Classes 4-7 sales dipped 1% in February to 17,580 compared with a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

LG Chem Ltd. plans to invest $4.5 billion in the U.S. by 2025 and hire 10,000 workers to expand battery capacity.

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. unveiled what it called major changes intended to enhance its 2022 interim model year N-Series diesel trucks.