Transportation, Mobility & Logistics

Frankfurt – September 08, 2026 -- BYD has climbed to fifth place among the most attractive electric vehicle brands for German consumers actively planning a purchase within the next three years, up from 11th place in the general population, according to a new BearingPoint study.

BYD outperforms among active buyers while legacy brands hold overall lead

Across the full sample, Volkswagen leads brand attractiveness at 31%, followed by Audi at 29% and BMW at 28%. Among the subset of consumers with concrete purchase intent, BMW tops the ranking at 44%, ahead of Audi at 31% and Volkswagen at 30%. BYD scores 20% in this group, surpassing Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Tesla and Skoda.

Bucharest, Romania – September 08, 2026 -- Temu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Poșta Română, Romania's national postal operator, to streamline logistics for Romanian businesses selling on the e-commerce platform.

Poșta Română will handle full parcel lifecycle for Temu sellers

Under the agreement, Poșta Română will provide an integrated parcel service covering collection from sellers, sorting at logistics facilities, and last-mile delivery. Fulfillment options include home delivery, pickup points, automated lockers, and post offices nationwide, with the postal operator's network processing more than 500,000 parcels a day.

Companies to hold joint events and regular reviews

Temu and Poșta Română will organize joint events to help Romanian sellers grow their reach and will meet regularly to review progress and improve delivery services.

Detroit – September 08, 2026 -- The Automotive Hall of Fame has selected Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, as winner of the 2026 Industry Leader Award in the OEM category, sponsored by Lear Corporation.

Lear CEO Ray Scott will present the award on September 08, 2026

The award ceremony will take place during the Automotive News Global Congress at The Department at Hudson's in Detroit, Michigan. Ray Scott, president and CEO of Lear Corporation and a 2021 AHF Distinguished Service Citation recipient, will present the honor to Reuss. Following the presentation, Reuss and Scott will join KC Crain, president and CEO of Crain Communications and an AHF board member, for a fireside chat covering automotive leadership, industry transformation, and innovation.

Mexico City – September 08, 2026 -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE: ASR; BMV: ASUR) has closed its acquisition of Motiva Infraestrutura de Mobilidade S.A.'s (B3: MOTV3) entire equity interest in Companhia de Participações em Concessões (CPC) for R$5.1 billion (US$992.2 million), following customary closing adjustments.

ASUR finalizes $992.2 million purchase after all conditions precedent are met

The transaction follows the agreement signed on September 08, 2026, and was completed after satisfaction of all conditions precedent. ASUR financed the purchase through a loan facility arranged at the time it submitted its offer to Motiva.

New York – – September 07, 2026 -- Fly-E Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLYE) reported a net loss of $3.9 million for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2026, nearly double the $2.0 million loss a year earlier, as net revenues fell 48.4% to $2.7 million from $5.3 million. The electric motorcycle, bike and scooter designer said cash on hand dropped to $60,000 as of June 30, 2026, from $0.3 million at the end of March 2026.

St. Louis – September 07, 2026 -- Seventy-seven percent of commercial fleet drivers say the benefits of safety technology outweigh privacy concerns, according to a new survey of 267 field service professionals from GPS tracking firm Linxup.

Nearly half of drivers report dash cam footage cleared them in accident disputes

Forty-four percent of respondents said they or a coworker had been involved in an accident where dash cam footage or GPS tracking worked in their favor during an insurance claim or legal dispute. When asked what would most improve their day-to-day work, 29% ranked "protection if something goes wrong" as their top choice, followed by 27% who cited "fewer accidents."

Berea, Kentucky – September 07, 2026 -- Astemo Americas, Inc. will invest more than $112 million to expand production of hybrid electric-vehicle motors at two manufacturing plants in Berea, Kentucky, creating 114 new jobs in Madison County.

Expansion adds nearly 300,000 square feet of production space in Berea

The investment will add production and warehouse capacity at Astemo's facilities on Mayde Road in Berea. It forms part of a multi-year program expected to generate 282 new jobs overall while scaling output of hybrid EV powertrain components at the company's Kentucky sites.

NEW YORK – September 06, 2026 -- Logan Bus Company Inc., the largest private school bus provider for the New York City Department of Education, has launched an AI-powered phone system built on Cisco technology to give parents faster answers on bus location, delays and arrival times.

Logan Bus serves 20% of New York City schoolchildren riding its buses daily

The company transports roughly 30,000 general education students each day across the city. The new phone system links a student's specific bus route to the parent's caller ID, allowing families to get location updates without navigating a menu of phone prompts.

AI assistants pull data directly from Logan Bus's GPS tracking system

The system is designed to minimize wait times by giving the AI assistant direct access to real-time GPS tracking, while parents can reach a live agent with a single button press. The agent will already have the child's route information on file.

Middletown, Delaware – September 06, 2026 -- The global racing tires market will grow from USD 2.921 billion in 2025 to USD 3.929 billion by 2035, a compound annual growth rate of 2.85%, according to a new study by Radial Insights. The market is projected to reach USD 3.051 billion in 2026 as exclusive control-tire contracts continue to anchor manufacturer revenue.

Control-tire contracts add 0.5 percentage points to market growth through 2035

Radial Insights estimates that exclusive series-supply agreements contribute roughly 0.5 percentage points to overall CAGR by allowing manufacturers to align production, compound development and logistics with fixed racing calendars. In June 2026, Formula 1 and the FIA extended Pirelli's role as sole tire supplier for Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy through 2028. Goodyear maintains a parallel multi-year exclusive supply arrangement across NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity and Truck series.

Hamburg, Germany – September 06, 2026 -- Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. will offer a new SOLION-100 terminal built on Iridium Certus 100 technology, combining GMDSS, Ship Security Alert System and Long-Range Identification and Tracking capabilities into a single platform for newbuild and retrofit vessels.

Furuno adds Iridium GMDSS to its maritime safety portfolio

The announcement, made jointly with Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), gives shipowners and shipyards an additional certified option for regulated maritime distress and safety communications equipment.