Transportation
U.S. agency to open probe into fatal Florida Tesla crash
A Tesla that rear-ended a tractor-trailer at a rest area off Interstate 75 killing both the driver and passenger, is seen at the crash site near Gainesville, Florida, July 6, 2022. Florida Highway Patrol | via Reuters The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it will open a special investigation into a Florida […]
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Another vote delay leaves Spirit’s merger with Frontier in question while JetBlue circles
The fate of Spirit Airlines’ merger with fellow budget carrier Frontier Airlines is growing murkier. Spirit this week delayed its shareholder meeting for a third time, opening the door to more talks from both Frontier and rival suitor JetBlue Airways. The latter two delays each came just hours before Spirit shareholders were due to vote […]
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Tesla sells record high number of China-made vehicles in June
A driver in PPE moves a new Tesla passenger car from Shanghai off a ro-ro ship in the port in Yantai in east China’s Shandong province Monday, April 25, 2022. Tang Ke | Feature China | Getty Images Tesla in June achieved its highest monthly sales of China-made vehicles since opening its Shanghai plant in 2019, […]
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Ford reports worst quarterly sales in China since onset of coronavirus pandemic
Visitors walk past a Ford Escape Titanium at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 17, 2019. Greg Baker| AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor joined its crosstown rival General Motors in reporting its worst quarterly sales in China since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the […]
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Spirit again delays vote on Frontier deal to continue deal talks with budget airline and JetBlue
A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is again delaying a shareholder vote set for Friday on its deal to merge with Frontier Airlines, a win for competing suitor JetBlue Airways, which […]
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Uber’s money-losing ride may be nearing an end, but the road to a long-term win remains uncertain
Uber posted a $5.9 billion loss in the first quarter of 2022. Philip Pacheco | AFP via Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. The creation of Uber in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis can be compared to an earlier […]
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U.S. safety regulators to probe crash involving self-driving car from GM-backed Cruise
A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive in 2019. Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty Images Federal vehicle safety regulators will investigate a crash last month in which a vehicle struck a self-driving car from General Motors-backed Cruise. The incident resulted in minor injuries. The National Highway […]
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Amazon’s bid to put cargo hub at Newark airport is halted
Amazon workers, environmental advocates, labor groups, and small business owners participate in a rally and news conference to protest plans for a new Amazon air cargo mega-hub at the Newark International Airport on October 6, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Amazon’s plans to put a regional cargo hub at Newark […]
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Volkswagen CEO confident about ramping up EV production
Herbert Diess, CEO of Volkswagen, discusses the automaker’s electrification strategy. Source
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American Airlines pilots get triple pay for trips dropped in scheduling glitch
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines pilots and its pilots’ union agreed to triple pay for aviators who were able to drop thousands of July flights because of a scheduling program glitch over […]
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