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LISTEN: VW Stops Making Electric SUVs in Tennessee
Yesterday, Volkswagen announced plans to stop assembling the ID.4 electric SUV at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the EV market continues to "challenge the industry."Assembly will end quickly. VW says it will stop putting togethe...
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LISTEN: Kimberly-Clark Products Burn After Suspected Arson Destroys Warehouse
Firefighters in Ontario, California descended on a massive blaze just after midnight on Tuesday, when a distribution center erupted in flames.
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LISTEN: Materials From 1800s Brick Manufacturing Halts High School’s Construction
Brighton Central School District near Rochester, New York, halted construction on athletic fields after its contractor uncovered undocumented historical fill beneath the topsoil. The school district said<...
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LISTEN: Tyson Loses Flesh-Eating Bacteria Case
Last week, following a four-week trial, an Alabama jury handed boat repairman Mark Griffin a $70 million victory after he contracted a flesh-eating bacteria in 2019. According to Griffin's lawsuit, Tyson and industrial plumbing contractor Hydra...
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LISTEN: Why INFINITI's New Paint Materials Are Transported by Armored Vehicle
Luxury vehicle makers have a way of upping the ante, with features that seem more and more unique, opulent and, perhaps, unnecessary.When INFINITI recently
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LISTEN: Lawmaker Seeks Stronger Ban on Chinese Cars
A member of the Senate’s transportation oversight committee said this week that he hopes to effectively “seal off” the U.S. from vehicles made by Chinese automakers.U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said during remarks ahead of the New Y...
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LISTEN: Dirty Old GM Plant Site Looks Like Home to AI Data Center
Most people look at the abandoned former General Motors plant site in Janesville, Wisconsin and see a fenced-off, 250-acre plot contaminated with heavy metals and “forever chemicals” after decades of automotive manufacturing. But some just see ...
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Makita to Acquire Panasonic's Power Tool Business
The plan is to move into factory fastening by combining Makita’s battery and motor technologies with Panasonic's fastening and IoT tech.Power tool maker Makita announced Tuesday that it plans to acquire the power tool business of f...
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Gen Z in Manufacturing: Machining Interest is Dying, But a 21-Year-Old Has a Plan to Rebuild It
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast where I talk to young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the indu...
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LISTEN: Ferrari Recalls $500K Sports Cars Because the Windows Are Too Tinted
Ferraris go pretty fast. It’s crucial that drivers be able to see out the windows when they’re doing 200 MPH. But that’s just not the case with a recent batch of luxury sports cars the Italian automaker built for the U.S. So, they’re being reca...
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LISTEN: GM Flint Builds 16 Millionth Vehicl
General Motors Flint Assembly plant has been operating for 80 years, and it's the automaker’s longest operating site in North America.And while it’s pushed a vast quantity of vehicles off its lines in that time, you might not believe jus...
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LISTEN: Harley-Davidson Slashing Jobs as Tariffs Erase Profits
Harley-Davidson notified an undisclosed number of workers that it would reduce its global workforce, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. A company spokesperson confi...
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LISTEN: Major European Tissue Paper Maker Continues U.S. Expansion
Sofidel is one of the largest manufacturers of paper products in the world, but it’s primarily known in Europe, specifically in Italy, where the company is based. However, the toilet tissue and paper towel producer is making major moves in the ...
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LISTEN: 'Agility Contractor': The Latest Manufacturing Job is a Robot Babysitter
It’s a fresh example of the potential dystopian future of work.The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a factory in South Carolina has deployed ...
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LISTEN: Bezos Wants $100 Billion to Jumpstart Manufacturing’s AI Revolution
Jeff Bezos is looking to raise $100 billion dollars for a new fund. According to the Wall Street Journal, the idea is to buy manufacturing companies and use AI to ramp automation. Described as a "manufacturing transformation vehicle...
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LISTEN: The U.S. Has a Plan to Pull Helium Out of the Moon and Bring it to Earth
Helium is a critical element for chipmaking, medical diagnostics, quantum computing and cryogenics. It could also kickstart fusion energy, which has the potential to deliver reliable, carbon-free power to hundreds of millions of people. However...
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LISTEN: Hyundai Halts Palisade SUV Sales After Fatal Power Seat Incident
Hyundai has issued a stop-sale of certain 2026 Palisade SUV models in the U.S. and Canada due to an issue with the second and third-row power seats.The automaker is halting sales of the vehicles while it works on a recall after a young c...
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LISTEN: New Ferrari Has Old Mazda's Name, Setting Up Trademark Battle
Ferrari is on the eve of introducing its first electric vehicle to the market, but not everything about it is new.Ferrari recently announced the name of its upcoming EV – the Luce. But there’s just one problem: the Luce is a name that’s ...
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LISTEN: Honda Kills 3 EV Models That Were Scheduled for U.S. Production
Honda has decided to cancel the development and market launch of three electric vehicle models that had been planned for production in North America.Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX were all scheduled to enter production at the...
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LISTEN: Yamaha Ditches California for Georgia
Yamaha Motor's U.S. subsidiary plans to relocate its headquarters from Southern California to suburban Atlanta. The maker of motorcycles, robotics and marine and power products said late last month that the move will begin at the en...
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LISTEN: Steel Distributors to Pay $3.3M Over COVID-Era Loans
A group of wholesale steel distributors will pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that they made false statements in order to secure federal loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.The seven corporations in question, each part of ...
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LISTEN: Foreign Auto Part Maker Bringing New Life to Old U.S. Steel Mill
Last week, Taiwanese auto supplier Minth announced plans to invest some $430 million to breathe new life into a century-old steel mill site in Alabama.The Minth Group is a massive company with nearly 28,000 global employees spanning 78 p...
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LISTEN: Nestlé Overhauls Bonus Structure
A leading global food manufacturer has reportedly overhauled its employee bonus program as part of a broader effort to revamp its corporate culture.Under the new structure at Nestlé, people familiar with the move recently
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