Transportation
Mercedes-Benz unveils its new electric EQS SUV built in the U.S.
Mercedes-Benz electric EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday took the wraps off its new EQS SUV, its first fully electric SUV built domestically for the U.S. market. The vehicle is the sibling of the EQS sedan, released last year, but with seating for up to seven people and a taller, bubblier stance. It is expected […]
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U.S. commits to ending anti-satellite missile testing, calls for global agreement
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy’s USS Lake Erie at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite on Feb. 20, 2008 as an anti-satellite weapons U.S. Department of Defense The United States government has committed to ending the practice of anti-satellite missile tests, Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Monday, urging other nations […]
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Inside Rivian’s EV plant and CEO RJ Scaringe’s strategy for growth, lower-priced EVs and competing with Tesla
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on April 11, 2022 inside the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC NORMAL, Ill. – Rivian Automotive CEO Robert Scaringe hops out of one the automaker’s R1T electric pickups outside of the company’s plant in central Illinois as a man chants, “RJ, RJ!” Scaringe, who goes by those […]
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China Eastern restarts flights using Boeing 737-800 after March crash
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft flies on February 13, 2022 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China Eastern Airlines has restarted using Boeing 737-800 jetliners for commercial flights less than a month after a crash that killed 132 people on board and grounded over 200 […]
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American Airlines’ new CEO vows reliability as massive peak travel season kicks off
An American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2020. Loren Elliott | Reuters American Airlines’ new CEO Robert Isom is aiming for one thing this summer: reliability. The airline grew faster than its large competitors last year and occasionally passengers faced widespread disruptions, the result of routine […]
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How Russia’s war is cutting global auto production
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led auto industry watchers to cut production and sales forecasts for the next two years. The crisis has shuttered factories in Eastern Europe, and caused spikes in the prices of already precious raw materials. Some factories in Ukraine have tried to keep going amid the invasion. Workers have reportedly had […]
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Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock
Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, speaks during a Get Out The Vote campaign event in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying […]
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Will the battle for Spirit set off a rush for airline deals? Here’s what could happen
A previous wave of U.S. airline consolidation left four airlines in control of more than three-quarters of the U.S. air travel market. Source
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American Airlines pilots’ union sues carrier over request to help with training on days off
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 The union that represents American Airlines’ pilots sued the carrier in federal court Thursday to block a program that encourages aviators to help with simulator training, an initiative […]
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Lamborghini customers are now waiting more than 12 months for a car, CEO says
The wait time for a new Lamborghini SUV or super-car is now over 12 months, as demand from wealthy car lovers shows little sign of slowing, the automaker’s chief executive told CNBC on Wednesday. Despite volatile stock markets and growing economic uncertainty, demand for Lamborghini’s is “as high as ever,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini’s CEO. […]
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