Geert De Lombaerde

Unit sales at Freightliner and Western Star's parent company rose 4% from the same period last year, with vocational trucks continuing to perform well. The truckmaker's CEO said its production footprint could be flexible if Trump goes through with vehicle tariffs.

Sales this quarter expected to be down nearly 10% from late summer.

The company’s capex plans through 2028 have grown by $1 billion. Helping fund that will be an ‘easily achievable’ stock sales program; asset sales are off the table.

The holding company’s leaders are looking to lower their debt ratio and their industrials portfolio is likely to be trimmed.

The recently acquired CrownRock assets are showing solid efficiency gains and it’s likely other U.S. onshore operations will get less capital in 2025.

Endeavor Business Intelligence research shines a light how the election is reshaping some priorities, expectations and confidence levels.

Stephen Roy predicts that new products, including a long-haul flagship to be launched next year, will get the storied brand to a 10% market share.

The company’s leaders also have agreed to add four directors as part of a deal with an activist investor.

IW editors look into that story and a new battery plant in Kentucky, hacking allegations of Ford customers, celebrating apprenticeships, and a quieter approach to M&A.

With a nice tailwind from productivity gains, Phil Powell says it’s important to no longer make decisions based on a COVID-era mindset.