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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 together the ID.4 in mid-April and that's (checks watch) five days away. 

The automaker will retool to focus on "higher-volume" models and launch the second-generation Atlas for mod...

Firefighters in Ontario, California descended on a massive blaze just after midnight on Tuesday, when a distribution center erupted in flames.

Local reports described an “orange glow” as the 1.2 million square foot warehouse burned for hours in a location the size of 11 city blocks, with smoke and flames reportedly visible for miles.

The site is owned and operated by supply chain management company NFI Industries, but the warehouse h...

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 the material likely dates back to 1830, when a brick manufacturer reportedly occupied the land. 

Materials found during early site preparation in January included ash, cinders, brick, glass, ceramic and metal at depths ranging from ...

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 Hydraservice were responsible for a large wastewater spill that led to his infection. 

In June 2019, Tyson’s River Valley Ingredients facility in Hanceville discharged an estimated 220,000 gal...

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 unveiled its newest QX65 SUV, it led with the vehicle’s unorthodox paint color: dubbed Sunfire Red, this coating is described by the company as “something people will remember.”

That’s because the rich paint hue, inspired by a "fiery morning sunrise” is said to be “infused w...

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 York Auto Show that he would introduce a bill in the coming weeks to strengthen an existing ban on Chinese vehicles, Reuters reported.

Rules finalized under the Biden administration...

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 a nice new home for an AI data center complex.

According to Politico, the site, which has sat idle for years, could now be snapped up by a Colorado-based investment group. It’s promising to co...

 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 fellow Japanese manufacturer Panasonic.

Panasonic created a new division, known as Electric Works Company, to house its power tool business prior to the sale. Under the agreement, Panasonic ...

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 industry and what they are looking for from an employer.

For this episode, I welcome Adam Zaouague, a 21-year-old automation and data specialist for Reata Engineering & Machine Works, an industrial machinery manufacturer for various sectors such as aerospace, medical...

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 recalled.

The company sent out an alert for 80 12Cilindri models, which retail for around $500,000, because the windows are too tinted. Earlier this month, Ferrari said it was alerted to the issue...

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 just how big that number is: GM announced this month that Flint has just produced its 16 millionth vehicle.

This milestone achievement took the form of a Lakeshore Blue Metallic Chevrolet Silverado...

Harley-Davidson notified an undisclosed number of workers that it would reduce its global workforce, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. A company spokesperson confirmed the layoffs but did not specify the number of impacted workers or where they work. 

WPR cited the sub-district director of the United Steelworkers District 7, who stated that none of the union’s 500-plus members at Harley-Davidson facilities in Milwaukee or Menomonee F...

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 U.S., where market leaders like Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble, and Georgia-Pacific dominate.

Last October, Sofidel announced plans for a major U.S. expansion to meet growing demand, par...

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 a new humanoid robot to its assembly line.

The bot, called Digit, is operating in a stamping press area at a Schaeffler auto parts plant, repetitively moving baskets of parts to a conveyor line. And while this type of robotics is a bit emerging in manufacturing, that’s not the unusual part...

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," Bezos, who has a net worth of approximately $250 billion as of late last year, is reportedly reaching out to major financial players in the Middle East and Singapore to raise money. 

Bezos is...

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, it’s fairly scarce on Earth, where much of it comes from the decay of nuclear materials.

Adding to the limited supply chain is potential disruptions due to the conflict in the Middle East. A...

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 child died in an incident involving a Palisade. Hyundai said that it “does not yet have the full details and the incident is still under investigation” but that it “extends its deepest sympathies to ...

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 already been used by another automaker, Mazda, who marketed its own Luce for decades.

According to Carscoops, the original Luce was Mazda’s flagship sedan between the 1960s and the 1990s. The badge c...

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 automaker’s EV hub in Ohio. The vehicles first rolled out as concept prototypes at CES 2025, where Honda touted them as “near-production designs.” But now, the company has determined that starting ...