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December Medium-Duty Truck Sales Cap Sluggish 2025

Classes 4-7 retail truck sales for the month decreased 15.5% to 19,082 units from 22,586 a year earlier. Medium-duty sales haven’t trended ahead of the prior year since January 2025.

January 20, 2026
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Tesla Pores Over 8,313 Potential FSD Traffic Violations

NHTSA granted Tesla a five-week extension to start addressing a defect investigation into its cars violating traffic laws while its Full Self-Driving system is engaged.

January 16, 2026
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Canada Agrees to Cut Tariffs on Chinese EVs

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Jan. 16.

January 16, 2026
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Trade Policy and Tariffs Fuel Nearshoring Momentum

Transportation companies such as C.H. Robinson and XPO have already added services and warehouse space to support customers in Mexico that are shipping or are planning to ship to the U.S.

January 16, 2026
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McLeod Completes Autonomous Truck Integration With Aurora

The collaboration between McLeod and Aurora, first announced Aug. 28, enables trucking businesses to book and manage autonomous truck capacity using their existing McLeod TMS.

January 15, 2026
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Taiwan Trade Pact Pledges $500 Billion for US Chipmaking

Under the terms, which the White House was poised to announce Jan. 15, duties on Taiwanese shipments would fall from the previous 20% rate — putting them on par with Japan and South Korea.

January 15, 2026
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House Transportation Panel Signals Optimism on Highway Bill

House Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves on Jan. 14 told colleagues he expects to schedule consideration of the bipartisan highway bill in a couple of months.

January 15, 2026
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Robocar Startup Tensor May Seek New Funds Before US IPO

The San Jose, Calif.-based company could seek $300 million to $400 million, a source told Bloomberg. A listing in the U.S. could take place as soon as the end of this year or early 2027.

January 15, 2026
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Stellantis CEO Filosa Wants to Keep the Carmaker Intact

Antonio Filosa is overseeing a wide-ranging review of the automaker’s global operations in bid to stabilize the company after suffering dramatic market-share declines under Carlos Tavares.

January 15, 2026
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PlusAI Moves a Step Closer to Going Public

This is PlusAI’s second attempt to go public. The company announced plans to merge with Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V in a 2021 deal that valued the company at $3.3 billion.

January 15, 2026

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