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German automaker Volkswagen, the largest shareholder in European truck makers MAN AG and Scania, named Stephan Schaller the new head of its commercial vehicles unit, Bloomberg reported Friday.

The second snowstorm to strike Colorado in a week piled a fresh two-foot blanket of snow over the state, prompting the closure of Interstate 70 and another gubernatorial declaration of statewide disaster, the Associated Press reported Friday.

American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index plunged 3.6% in November, following its 1.9% drop in October, ATA said late Wednesday.

The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago’s manufacturing index rose to a 52.4 reading in December, NAPM said Thursday.

U.S. consumer confidence rose to an eight-month high in December, the New York-based Conference Board reported Thursday.

Existing home sales rose 0.6% in November, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

First-time U.S. jobless claims edged up 1,000 last week to 317,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

BEIJING — China’s manufacturing powerhouse already turns out a stunning mountain of heavy- and medium-duty trucks, but to the relief of the outside world’s truck makers, they aren’t yet ready for prime time.

Navistar International Corp.’s shares will continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange while NYSE officials review the stock exchange's decision to suspend the company’s stock over accounting issues, Bloomberg reported.

The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel fell a penny to $2.596 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.