16 Jan Nissan Punishes More Managers After Carlos Ghosn Probe Nissan Motor Co. has revealed more details of an exhaustive probe into Carlos Ghosn, a week after its fugitive former leader accused the Japanese carmaker of being behind the plot to have him arrested. Read more...
16 Jan VW CEO Herbert Diess: ‘Radical Overhaul’ Needed in Technology Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess told top managers that the world’s largest automaker needs to undergo a “radical overhaul” in the face of industry change or risk being pushed aside. Read more...
16 Jan Retail Sales Post Solid Advance to Close Moderate 2019 U.S. retail sales strengthened in December, thanks to a late holiday-shopping rush that wrapped up a more moderate year of spending at the nation’s merchants. Read more...
16 Jan Americans Hit Fresh Online-Buying Milestone in 2019 Online shopping in the U.S. hit a new milestone in 2019, with a key metric surpassing every major category of brick-and-mortar stores except for big-ticket autos. Read more...
15 Jan Susan Collins, 7 Other Lawmakers Recognized for Combating Human Trafficking WASHINGTON — Eight members of Congress who are leading efforts to eliminate the trafficking of people nationwide were recognized by the Trucking Cares Foundation during a reception on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15. Read more...
15 Jan XPO Logistics to Explore Sale of Business Segments XPO Logistics Inc. announced Jan. 15 that its board of directors has authorized the possible sale or spinoff of one or more of its business units. Read more...
15 Jan Bendix Expands SafetyDirect With New Geotab Partnership Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced a partnership with Geotab Inc. Jan. 15 aimed at making its fleet tracking system more widely available. Read more...
15 Jan Lineage Logistics Buys Three Oregon Processing Plants The $49 million sale of NORPAC Foods’ Salem, Brooks and Stayton processing facilities in Oregon to cold storage giant Lineage Logistics was approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Peter McKittrick on Jan. 14. Read more...
15 Jan J.B. Hunt Driver Wins School Supplies for Daughter’s Class NEWARK, N.J. — Jihad Simmons, a driver for J.B. Hunt Transport, won $1,000 worth of school supplies for his daughter’s first-grade class through the company’s annual Adopt-a-Class contest. Read more...
15 Jan Think Tank Says UAW Deals Increased Automakers’ Labor Costs DETROIT — New contracts between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers substantially increased the cost gap between Detroit and foreign automakers with U.S. factories, an industry think tank says. Read more...