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(Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. will boost output at two truck plants, allowing the company to beat its first-half forecast of $5.5 billion in profit and to hit the high end of its full-year target of around $11 billion.

Murdered for the perfect prom: New podcast details how 17-year-old slaughtered his pastor father, his stepmother and two young stepsisters in 1989 because he was banned from driving to the dance Pastor Bob Pelley, his wife Dawn, and her daughters, Janel, eight, and Jolene, six, were found murdered at their home on April 30, 1989 in rural Lakeville, Indiana Churchgoers went to the parsonage after Pastor Bob did not show up for service Investigators suspected Bobs son, Jeff Pelley, then 17, who t...

Light-duty diesel sales up 28% during 2019-2020 Sales of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with diesel engines grew 28 percent during 2020, even as overall auto sales declined by over 14 percent for the year according to a report this week from the Diesel Technology Forum. Among alternative fueled vehicle offerings, vehicles with diesel engines held 5 of the top 10 rankings for fastest growing sales (2019-2020) based on data and analysis provided by Alan Baum and Associates. “F...

Diesel Sales Up 28% in 2020 Boosting Truck Segment Fuel Economy 01/25/2021 | 12:11pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields Washington, DC, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sales of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with diesel engines grew 28 percent during 2020, even as overall auto sales declined by over 14 percent for the year.  Among alternative fueled vehicle offerings, vehicles with diesel engines held 5 of the top 10 rankings for fastest growing sales (2019-2020)...

Has the electric car’s moment arrived at last? Craig Welch © Photograph by Justin Sullivan, Getty A shortage of electric car chargers is one of the hurdles EVs face in the race to pull ahead of gas-powered vehicles. A quick move toward EVs is thought to be a key component in the fight against global warming. Joe Biden’s father sold used cars, steeping the future president in the world of combustion engines. The younger Biden washed vehicles on weekends, borrowed a Chrysler...

Former GM Labor Expert Claimed by the Pandemic Former university professor changed the face of labor negotiations. GM’s former top labor negotiator, Art Schwartz, died due to complications from COVID-19. Art Schwartz, one of the principal architects of the labor peace that cleared the way for domestic auto industry to rebuild after the Great Recession, has died due to complications from COVID-19. Schwartz, 72, one of General Motors Co.’s top labor negotiators, died over the weekend in an An...

unemployment rate will remain unchanged. ahead of the news, stocks staged a major comeback, and commodities rallied as well. after hours, gap shares continued to gain after posting same-store sales that rose 7%. starting this month, apple reportedly is launching its first iphone trade-in program. and protesters are trageting the chicago sun-times. the newpaper recently laid off its entire staff of photographers. scott bauer of trading advantage joins us now, and scott, are traders just...