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Walmart Wants to Expand Reach in Online Advertising

Walmart Inc. is big in almost every way 鈥 4,755 stores, 1.5 million employees and $380 billion in revenue in the United States alone. But one part of the world鈥檚 largest retailer remains minuscule. 鈥淲e have a tiny ad business,鈥 CEO Doug McMillon told investors in October. 鈥淚t could be bigger.鈥

February 11, 2019
BusinessTechnology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Visits Norway to Address Service Capacity Issues

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk visited Norway to accelerate a fix to service capacity in a key market for the carmaker after delays and bottlenecks angered customers in Scandinavia鈥檚 richest nation.

February 11, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogisticsAutonomousTCA

Robot Package Delivery Trucks Developed in Detroit Ready for China, US

Looking like a delegation of toasters from space, a generation of electrically powered, self-driving mail trucks will roll out of a suburban Detroit industrial park later this year. Their mission: Revolutionize mail and package delivery.

February 11, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Elon Musk's SpaceX Launch Site Risks Being Split in Two by Border Wall

Elon Musk鈥檚 SpaceX has a big stake in the battle over border security being waged in Congress: a launchpad on the U.S.-Mexico border that it plans to use for rockets carrying humans around the world and eventually to Mars.

February 8, 2019
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Automakers Recall 1.7 Million Vehicles With Potentially Lethal Air Bags

DETROIT 鈥 Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan.

February 8, 2019
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTCA

Tesla to Cut 1,000 Jobs Starting March 20

Tesla鈥檚 Fremont factory will be the hardest hit in California by the global job cuts the electric vehicle maker announced last month.

February 8, 2019
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Ford Investing $1 Billion in High-Profit SUV Plants

Ford Motor Co. is investing $1 billion in two Chicago factories and hiring 500 workers to expand its ability to crank out high-profit sport utility vehicles, including its new Explorer.

February 8, 2019
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Cummins Top Overall Supplier of Class 8 Diesel Engines in 2018

Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. supplied the most Class 8 diesel engines overall in 2018, and set a record for its heavier-displacement units used in one of the strongest years on record for new truck demand, WardsAuto.com reported.

February 7, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Polar Vortex Exposed Range Limitations of Electric Car Batteries, AAA Says

DETROIT 鈥 Cold temperatures can sap electric car batteries, temporarily reducing their range by more than 40% when interior heaters are used, a new study found.

February 7, 2019
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Infrastructure Stakeholders to Congress: Fix the Highway Trust Fund

Nearly a dozen stakeholders representing local governments and the freight and commuter sectors on Feb. 7 urged a House transportation panel to identify a sustainable source of funding for an infrastructure bill.

February 7, 2019

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