New GM electric truck faces competition, skeptical buyers
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The competition among U.S. automakers for a still-small pool of consumers seeking electric vehicles is quickly intensifying. General Motors, normally the…
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Chrysler aims to be all electric by 2028
LONDON — Chrysler plans go all electric by 2028, the latest automaker to announce a shift away from gasoline-powered engines under rising pressure to act…
German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny
LONDON — Germany’s antitrust watchdog paved the way today for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of “paramount significance,” the first to…
US manufacturing activity slows in December
WASHINGTON — Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed in December as companies continued to combat supply chain problems. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group…
A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November
WASHINGTON — A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S. job market…
New auto sales up in 2021, but nowhere near before pandemic
DETROIT — U.S. new vehicle sales rebounded slightly last year from 2020’s dismal numbers, but forecasters expect them to be more than 2 million below…
OPEC and allies to decide oil output amid omicron spike
FRANKFURT, Germany — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are expected to press ahead today with restoring cutbacks in output made during the depths of the…
Ford jacks up production of electric F-150, cites big demand
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford says it will nearly double the annual production of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck based on a high number of…
December report: Midwest economy, confidence improve
OMAHA, Neb. — Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states indicated in a monthly survey that the region’s economy continued to improve going into…
Biden to meet with farmers as he seeks to cut meat prices
President Joe Biden will meet virtually with independent farmers and ranchers to discuss initiatives to reduce food prices by increasing competition within the meat industry,…