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How the U.S. Can Reign During the Coming Robot Invasion
While robots have the potential to be very intelligent, if there’s one thing that books, movies, and even our own experiences have shown, it’s that they also can be remarkably dumb. So one sure-fire...
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How American Manufacturers Are Working to Close the ‘Skills Gap’
American manufacturers are leading an innovation revolution, transforming the products we make and how we make them. Boasting the globe's most productive workforce, abundant energy and unparalleled...
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Donald Trump Says He ‘Worked Hard’ with Ford to Keep Factory in Kentucky
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr told him the automaker would not move production at a Kentucky plant to Mexico. “I worked hard with...
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Trump Still Pushing Apple to Manufacture in the U.S.
Donald Trump has changed many of his positions from the campaign, but he apparently remains opposed to Apple’s overseas manufacturing strategy. The U.S. President-elect said he received a call from...
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Is Trade with China Literally Killing Middle-Aged White American Men?
A new study has drawn an apparent connection between a rise in mortality among middle-aged white American men and increased trade with China. A "statistically relevant relative increase in suicide......
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What China’s Latest Industrial Data Says About the Economy
Profit growth in China’s industrial sector picked up in October, aided by stronger sales and higher prices, suggesting further strengthening of the world’s second-largest economy, though growth was...
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Sarah Palin Warns That Donald Trump’s Carrier Deal Could Lead to ‘Crony...
Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Friday criticized Donald Trump’s deal to keep Carrier jobs in Indiana, warning that it could lead to “crony capitalism.” “Let's hope every...
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Trump’s Carrier Deal Is Not a Victory for U.S. Manufacturing
With great fanfare, Donald Trump announced last week that Carrier Corp. will no longer move 1,000 jobs from Indiana to Mexico. The decision has been ascribed to some combination of the persuasive...
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The World’s Biggest iPhone Manufacturer May Be Expanding in the U.S.
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major Apple aapl supplier, said on Wednesday that it was in preliminary discussions to expand its operations in the United States....
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Donald Trump Hits Back At Union Leader Who Accused Him of Lying About Carrier
President-elect Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday night after steelworkers' union leader Chuck Jones accused him of lying about the scale and success of his deal to keep Indiana's Carrier factory from...
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Most Tech Companies Are Better at Software Than Hardware
An especially amusing inside-baseball moment for journalists is when competing bigfoot publications come out with lengthy articles--we call them thumbsuckers--on the same subject. Witness the...
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In Trump Country Factories Are Hiring But Wages Remain Low
When President-elect Donald Trump returns to the Michigan factory town of Grand Rapids on Friday for a victory celebration, he will find a region that is already experiencing the manufacturing...
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Meet the Chinese Billionaire Who’s Moving Manufacturing to the U.S. to Cut Costs
While it has been said for a long time that the U.S. is bleeding manufacturing jobs overseas, particularly to China, some businesses have been moving operations the other way round. And now, the head...
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Ford Cancels a $1.6 Billion Mexico Plant and Adds 700 Jobs in Michigan
Ford Motor Co f on Tuesday scrapped a planned Mexican car factory and added 700 jobs in Michigan following criticism by Donald Trump, as the U.S. president-elect turned his attention toward rival...
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Toyota Announces Plans to Invest $10 Billion in the U.S.
Global auto executives at the Detroit auto show are highlighting their investments in the United States, mindful of President-elect Donald Trump’s attacks on automakers for building vehicles in Mexico....
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Apple Is Planning a High-Tech Manufacturing Site in Arizona
Apple wants authorization to operate a “high-tech manufacturing” site in Arizona, Business Insider reports. The tech giant wants to make "finished products" in what is known as a foreign-trade zone,...
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Toyota’s President Meets with Mike Pence in Washington
Toyota Motor tm on Thursday said that company President Akio Toyoda met with U.S. Vice President-elect Mike Pence in Washington earlier this week as the incoming U.S. administration pressures...
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Germany to Donald Trump: ‘U.S. Needs to Build Better Cars’
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel hit back Monday after President-elect Donald Trump threatened tax hikes for automakers who produce outside the U.S., warning that the move would hurt the American...
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Hyundai Boosts U.S. Investment to $3.1 Billion After Trump’s Threats
The Hyundai Motor Group said it plans to lift U.S. investment by 50% to $3.1 billion over five years and may build a new U.S. plant – the latest auto firm to announce fresh spending after...
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Tesla Will Make Electric Motors for the Model 3 at Its Massive Gigafactory
Tesla tsla will make electric motors for its new Model 3 sedan at its massive $5 billion factory in Nevada, Gov. Brian Sandoval said on Tuesday night, as the automaker prepares to start producing the...
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