Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle maker backed by Amazon .com Inc., is scouting locations in Europe to build a new factory, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 11, 2021Amazon
Business, Technology, Fuel 
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Amazon-Backed Rivian Reportedly Eyes EV Plant in Europe
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An employee uses a pallet jack to transport plastic crates at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Bess Adler/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Bid to Delay Union Vote Rejected
An employee uses a pallet jack to transport plastic crates at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Bess Adler/Bloomberg News)The National Labor Relations Board has rejected Amazon .com Inc.’s request to delay a unionization vote at the company’s Bessemer, Ala., warehouse, clearing the way for the closely watched election to begin next week
February 5, 2021 Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous 
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Amazon Starts Road Testing Rivian Electric Vans in Los Angeles
Amazon via YouTubeAmazon .com Inc. began testing the first lot of its Rivian Automotive Inc. electric delivery vans in Los Angeles as it works to fulfill a pledge to meet the goals of the Paris climate accord 10 years early.
February 3, 2021 Government, Business, Breaking News 
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to Step Down in Q3
Bezos (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will step down as the online giant’s CEO but will stay on as executive chairman, the company announced Feb. 2.
February 2, 2021 Government, Business, Logistics 
An Amazon Prime truck sits at a company fulfillment center in November 2020. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Offers to Help Biden Administration With Vaccinations
An Amazon Prime truck sits at a company fulfillment center in November 2020. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)Amazon .com Inc. is offering to help the Biden administration accelerate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, including to its own employees.
January 20, 2021 Business, Logistics 
An Amazon Prime Air cargo jet sits at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Kentucky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Makes First Aircraft Purchase to Expand Delivery Network
An Amazon Prime Air cargo jet sits at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Kentucky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)Amazon .com Inc. is buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 planes, the first time the online retail giant has purchased, rather than leased, aircraft for its fast-growing air cargo operation.
January 5, 2021 Business, Logistics 
Vans leave an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Delays Hike in Merchant Fees Until June 2021
Vans leave an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)Amazon .com Inc. says it will delay raising fees it charges independent sellers to store and ship items until June, a gesture to merchants who have sometimes bristled at the rising costs of doing business with the company.
December 22, 2020 Government, Business, Logistics 
A worker collects an Amazon Prime customer order package from a conveyor at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. (Thorsten Wagner/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Alabama Workers Get Chance for First-in-US Union
A worker collects an Amazon Prime customer order package from a conveyor at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. (Thorsten Wagner/Bloomberg News)Amazon .com Inc. workers at an Alabama warehouse were given the go-ahead by federal regulators to vote on whether to form what would be the first union at a U.S. facility of the e-commerce giant.
December 16, 2020 Business, Technology, Autonomous 
Zoox L5 Fully autonomous, all-electric robotaxi at Coit Tower in San Francisco. (Zoox)
Amazon’s Zoox Unveils Autonomous Electric Vehicle
Zoox L5 Fully autonomous, all-electric robotaxi at Coit Tower in San Francisco. (Zoox)Zoox Inc., the self-driving startup owned by Amazon .com Inc., unveiled a fully autonomous electric vehicle with no steering wheel that can drive day and night on a single charge.
December 14, 2020 Business, Logistics 
Amazon boxes sit stacked at a USPS facility in Fairfax, Va., on May 19. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Merchants Say Deliveries of Some Products Are Delayed
Amazon boxes sit stacked at a USPS facility in Fairfax, Va., on May 19. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)Amazon .com Inc. merchants around the U.S. say some products that normally reach customers in one or two days are now taking a week or longer just as the world’s largest online retailer heads into what’s expected to be a record-busting holiday shopping season.
November 25, 2020