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Foton Motor's Overseas Brand Day and 30th Anniversary Celebration Successfully Held in Beijing

Foton Motor's Overseas Brand Day and 30th Anniversary Celebration Successfully Held in Beijing

BEIJING, April 28, 2026 -- FOTON Motor officially launched its first FOTON BRAND DAY on April 22 in Beijing, gathering media and dealer representatives from Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia. The event featured factory tours, product test drives, and a 30th anniversary gala dinner at the foot of the Badaling Gre ... Continue reading

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Orders 14 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX Jets

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Orders 14 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX Jets

Bangladeshi flag carrier to fly the entire 787 family with first 787-10 purchase 737 operator places first 737 MAX order to modernize its single-aisle fleet DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 30, 2026 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Biman Bangladesh Airlines announced today the national carrier has placed its largest-ever order, select ... Continue reading

Divi Resorts Introduces Sweet Summer Savings with Special Low Rates Across the Caribbean

Divi Resorts Introduces Sweet Summer Savings with Special Low Rates Across the Caribbean

Limited-time offer features affordable summer rates starting at just $164/night for travel through October 31, 2026 CHAPEL HILL, N.C., April 30, 2026 -- Divi Resorts is helping travelers savor summer in the Caribbean for less with its new Sweet Summer Savings promotion, featuring reduced direct booking rates across i ... Continue reading

Holland America Line Charts Six Continents and Rare and Renowned Ports in 2028 Grand Voyages

Holland America Line Charts Six Continents and Rare and Renowned Ports in 2028 Grand Voyages

Volendam to circumnavigate the globe with deep exploration of New Zealand, Africa, Antarctica and an at-sea crossing of the world's most storied coordinate SEATTLE, April 30, 2026 -- Holland America Line today announced itineraries for its two 2028 Grand Voyages, thoughtfully designed journeys shaped by years of guest ... Continue reading

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Upgrades to TeamViewer ONE for Autonomous Endpoint Management

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team Upgrades to TeamViewer ONE for Autonomous Endpoint Management

The Team moves from TeamViewer Tensor to the AI-native platform, driving autonomous IT operations across factory, office, and trackside MIAMI, BRACKLEY, England and GÖPPINGEN, Germany, April 30, 2026 -- Ahead of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, TeamViewer today announced that the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team has upgr ... Continue reading

BeyondTrucks Celebrates Strongest Sales Quarter in Company History

BeyondTrucks Celebrates Strongest Sales Quarter in Company History

Acceleration in Q1 2026 performance reflects how specialized fleets are increasingly turning to AI-driven, multi-tenant TMS platforms to drive revenue growth and sharpen their service advantage SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2026 -- BeyondTrucks, provider of a platform for AI-powered truck dispatch planning and management fo ... Continue reading

2026 LEXUS ES 350h HYBRID JOINS BATTERY-ELECTRIC ES 350e, ES 500e IN EIGHTH-GENERATION ES LINEUP

2026 LEXUS ES 350h HYBRID JOINS BATTERY-ELECTRIC ES 350e, ES 500e IN EIGHTH-GENERATION ES LINEUP

2026 ES 350h Gains Sixth-Generation Hybrid System and All-Wheel Drive (AWD) Option Multi-Pathway Platform, Interior and Exterior Styling Shared with Battery-Electric ES Models ES 350h Available in Premium and Premium+ Trims Front-Wheel-Drive ES 350h Has EPA-Estimated 46 MPG Combined Fuel Economy Rating Both Front- and ... Continue reading

POET SHAREHOLDER REMINDER: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds POET Technologies (POET) Investors of Securities Class Action Deadline on June 29, 2026

POET SHAREHOLDER REMINDER: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds POET Technologies (POET) Investors of Securities Class Action Deadline on June 29, 2026

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses In POET Technologies To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options If you purchased or acquired securities in POET Technologies between April 1, 2026 and 08:57 AM EST on April 27, 2026 and would like to di ... Continue reading

KIA AMERICA April 2026 Sales Results

KIA AMERICA April 2026 Sales Results

April year-to-date sales reach a record 279,718 units, up 2 percent year-over-year Telluride, Sportage Hybrid, and Sorento Hybrid achieve best-ever April sales Hybrid and electrified models deliver record April monthly and year-to-date results Telluride, Carnival, Sportage, and K4 post best-ever April year-to-date perf ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor America Reports April 2026 Sales

Hyundai Motor America Reports April 2026 Sales

Hyundai Motor America reported April total sales of 80,157 units, a 2% decrease compared with April 2025. Industrywide, year‑over‑year April sales comparisons were impacted by pre‑tariff pull‑ahead purchases last year. ... Continue reading

The Ad Council and NHTSA Prevent Hot Car Deaths with New PSAs for "Never Happens" Campaign and Richard Scarry Partnership

The Ad Council and NHTSA Prevent Hot Car Deaths with New PSAs for "Never Happens" Campaign and Richard Scarry Partnership

As part of National Heatstroke Prevention Day, the Ad Council and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today launched new public service advertisements (PSAs) for their "Never Happens" campaign. ... Continue reading

The Real Cost of EV Batteries

The Real Cost of EV Batteries

By Charles Mizrahi Founder, Alpha InvestorHello Banyan Nation, When I found out how the battery for my Tesla was made … I nearly fell off my chair. I’d been told electric vehicles (EVs) like mine were “zero emissions” vehicles … and they were great for the environment. ... Continue reading

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