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LISTEN: Lucid Eliminates Entire Factory Shift in Second Round of Job Cuts This Year
EV maker Lucid, for the second time this year, announced a round of job cuts aimed at advancing its “path toward profitability and positive cash flow generation.”The company said it will reduce its current U.S. workforce by approximately...
LISTEN: Ford Motor Sues to Shutdown Lemon Law Fraud
Ford Motor filed a major lawsuit last week alleging rampant lawsuit abuse and fraud from Quill & Arrow, a law firm that files thousands of Lemon Law cases every year against Ford and other automakers. The lawsuit accuses Quill &...
LISTEN: Blue Origin May Take Over Former ‘Balloon’ Factory
Blue Origin, the commercial space exploration company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is expanding and possibly moving into the “balloon” factory formerly owned by now-defunct space tourism company Space Perspective.According to
LISTEN: Ford Tearing Down One Engine Every Day After Record-Breaking Year of Recalls
Last year, Ford recalled a record-breaking 12.9 million vehicles over 153 separate campaigns – an embarrassing fail the automaker is looking to remedy. And like most businesses, it's leaning on cutting edge technology to make improvements.<...
JBS Shutting Down Multiple Plants, Eliminating Over 2,000 Jobs
JBS USA plans to close two facilities in Pennsylvania and Tennessee and a portion of another Tennessee site in a move expected to elimin...
LISTEN: Gen Z in Manufacturing: Digitization Opportunities Hiding in Plain Sight
Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry a...
LISTEN: Strike to End at GM Supplier; Workers Win Significant Increases
On Wednesday, some 1,000 union workers who were on strike at GM supplier Dauch Corporation, formerly American Axle, in Three Rivers, Michigan, reached a tentative deal with the company. The new contract will secure the workers' topline demand o...
LISTEN: Retired EV Batteries to Support Power Grid in Calif., Texas
The robotaxi company Waymo has announced new capabilities that provide benefits completely distinct from its primary business model.Waymo says that the large, heavy, power-intensive batteries that power its fleet will no longer go to a r...
LISTEN: AI Biffs Design in Dodge RAM T-Shirt Gaffe
In AI oops, Dodge briefly sells T-shirts featuring what appears to be a Toyota Tacoma.For all the things AI does well, it’s also known to have its limitations.These limitations were recently on full display when Dodge RAM...
LISTEN: 'Spud King' Fined for Illegal Potato Chip Factory
An unlicensed potato chip factory in Australia has been fined after authorities were tipped off by the facility’s grand opening event.According to the
LISTEN: Tooling Manufacturer Plans $800M Montana Factory
A Washington state manufacturer of tooling and parts for advanced industries plans to establish its third production facility in Montana — and create about 2,000 jobs.Janicki
LISTEN: Harley Owners Warned: Checking Oil Could Spray You With Oil
A manufacturing defect may be to blame for an issue potentially impacting some 88,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles.Reports suggest that removing the dipsticks to check the motorcycles’ oil has been linked to a nasty surprise – spraying oi...
LISTEN: Missing Equipment Has Sherwin-Williams Facing Legal Battle Over Plant Odors
A new lawsuit accused Sherwin-Williams of releasing “unreasonable noxious odors” from its coatings manufacturing facility in Rochester, Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges damages that exceed $5 million and demands a trial by jury.Court ...
LISTEN: Stamp Manufacturer Sees Huge Response to Free Rubber Offer
When a custom rubber stamp manufacturer last week made a plea for people to take his factory’s scraps, the responses started bouncing in.Nic Magnuson, who runs Magnuson Custom Stamps and helps lead operations at Unity Stamp Company in Ne...
LISTEN: Missing Sticker Triggers Recall for Thousands of Teslas
After a Tesla Cybertruck recall earlier this month warned of wheels potentially falling off vehicles, the latest recall to hit the electric vehicle maker is fairly incon...
Gen Z in Manufacturing: Why Manufacturing's Recruitment Pitch Is Falling Flat
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...
LISTEN: Vietnamese EV Maker Sued by North Carolina After Ongoing Delays
Last Thursday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson said, "VinFast agreed to build a factory and create jobs for North Carolinians — it didn't do either."The statement accompanied a lawsuit against the EV maker for promises made,...
LISTEN: SendCutSend Raises $110 Million to Build ‘Anything Factories’
And the owner wants you to “steal” his template. This week, rapid custom manufacturer SendCutSend reached a valuation of $1.01 billion after a $110 million investment from Sequoia, Paradigm, and Patrick and John Collison—the guys wh...
Why Ford, Stellantis Are Propping Up This Bankrupt Supplier
Ohio-based Toledo Mold & Die – a manufacturer of automotive trim and other plastic parts – has become unavoidably ensnared in the unraveling of parent company First Brands.And while it may look like one small component of a big congl...
Stinky Factory Settles with Angry Neighbors for Nearly $1M
A processing facility has reached a nearly $1 million settlement with neighbors who filed a class-action lawsuit to formally complain about the smells and noises coming from the factory.Prestige Feed Products, which opened in Mount Prosp...
LISTEN: Merger to Create the World’s Largest Bearing Manufacturer
Two leading manufacturers of bearings plan to merge next year in a deal that would create a new top company in that segment.Japanese companies NSK and NTN said this week that they would be combined under a joint holding company next...
LISTEN: 2,100 Workers at Risk as Goodyear Looks to Close NC Plant
According to the Fayetteville-Cumberland Economic Development Corporation, the plant employed more than 2,100 workers as of February of last year, making it the fifth largest employer in the cou...
LISTEN: 420K Peach Trees on Chopping Block After Cannery Closures
Farmers in Central California have grown peaches for Del Monte for generations. But the nearly 140-year-old company recently initiated bankruptcy proceedings and closed two of its process...
