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Retail gasoline prices dipped for a 17th week since July 4, falling below $2 a gallon in a number of states and approaching $1.50 at some service stations. Oil prices hit a 20-month low yesterday as Wall Street offered yet more evidence that consumers...

Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo AB today said it will lay off 1,000 staff at its powertrain unit in Sweden and the United States as the global financial crisis continues to weigh on the demand for heavy vehicles. Volvo spokesman Marten Wikfors said the...

When Mack Trucks closed its Winnsboro, S.C., plant in 2002, Stevie Hopkins uprooted his wife and family and moved them to Allentown. So when the 40-year-old order fulfillment worker found himself listening to company president and chief executive...

1893 Brothers Jack and Gus Mack purchase Fallesen & Berry, a carriage and wagon maker in Brooklyn, N.Y. 1894 Another brother, William, joins his brothers in the business. 1900 The Mack brothers build their first motorized vehicle, a touring bus....

Autos *Toyota will drop a strong hint that it plans to build a car-based compact pickup when it introduces the A-BAT concept Jan. 13 at the Detroit Auto Show. The A-BAT has a unibody platform like a car, two conventional doors and smaller rear-seat...