Technology

Leaders of commercial vehicle suppliers weighed in, during recent earnings calls, on challenges to the supply chain and related concerns.

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. announced it entered into an agreement to sell its Jacobs Vehicle Systems business to Cummins Inc. for $325 million.

TOKYO — Toyota’s profit slipped nearly 6% last quarter, the Japanese automaker said Feb. 9, highlighting the headwinds automakers are facing in a computer chips crunch caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Ford Motor Co. this week began shipping its new all-electric E-Transit cargo van from its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri to customers across the U.S.

Ram’s electric pickup truck still is two years away, but the “Built to Serve” brand is giving the public a tease of a concept vehicle and an opportunity to share what they want from the EV.

A pair of Democratic U.S. senators demanded answers Feb. 8 from Tesla Inc. about a feature of its so-called Full Self-Driving system that permitted its vehicles to slowly roll through intersections without stopping as well as complaints about cars that suddenly brake at high speeds.

Mack Trucks and Mack Financial Services launched an all-inclusive vehicle-as-a-service program to help simplify the purchase process and help customers better manage expenses associated with acquiring the Mack LR Electric, a battery-electric vehicle.

Elon Musk is skeptical of putting lidar sensors on vehicles, but a growing number of his competitors are quietly adding the technology to their lineup.

President Joe Biden and Tritium DCFC Ltd. CEO Jane Hunter will announce Feb. 8 that the Australian electric-vehicle charging company plans to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee.

Power management company Eaton Corp. reported higher net income and modest revenue gains in the fourth quarter, noting that revenue in its vehicle segment dipped but inched up in eMobility — its two smallest segments.