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China’s Manufacturing Industry Shrinks for Fourth Straight Month

The Chinese auto industry is also trending down after carmakers were forced to delay the delivery of some vehicles due to a production issue with computing units made by Huawei.

Shanghai, China. Photo: iStock / Jenson

ThyssenKrupp Materials de México Inaugurates New Mexican Service Center

ThyssenKrupp said that it had invested $37 million in the new San Luis Potosí service center, which will go towards creating roughly 65 jobs.

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Tesla Recalls 200,000 Cars Due to Backup Camera Issue

Affected models include the 2023 versions of Tesla Model S, Model X and Model Y vehicles, based on a document published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration January 23.

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Impact of Tariffs on the Supply Chain

The impacts of tariff are both beneficial in the short run but could be counterproductive in the long run.

Protective tariffs worked out well in the long run for Harley Davidson. Photo: iStock.com/Johnrob

Michigan Pilots Roadway that Charges EVs as They Drive

The quarter-mile segment of 14th Street will be used to test and perfect the technology ahead of making it available to the public within a few years.

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Iveco Group, BASF Team Up for European Battery Recycling Process

BASF will arrange the recycling process for lithium-ion batteries produced by the group on its vans, buses and trucks, including the collection, packaging, transporting and recycling processes in European countries.

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Cummins, Daimler and Paccar to Build Mississippi Plant for EV Truck Batteries

Trucking operators have been slow to invest in the vehicles because of concerns about cost and durability and a lack of battery-charging infrastructure to support trucks on long hauls.

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That Was Fast: High-Tech Component Inventories Shift From Shortage to Glut

For manufacturers that fretted over component shortages in 2021 and 2022, the current inventory glut is reminding them of that unsettling maxim: Be careful what you wish for.

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Ford Cutting Back F-150 Lighting Production Due to Lower EV Demand

The American car manufacturing giant said that it would be cutting back production at its Michigan Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to just one shift starting April 1, 2024.

Austin, Texas. Photo: iStock.com/RoschetzkyIstockPhoto

Stellantis Letting Go of Thousands of Italian, U.S. Workers

Stellantis will temporarily lay off 2,250 Italian workers after announcing plans to cut the jobs of 539 supplemental workers in the U.S.

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Michelin to Pause Spanish Production Due to Red Sea Crisis

Michelin suspended shifts at Spanish plants during the weekend of January 13 due to raw material delivery delays that arrive by sea from Asia.

Clermont Ferrand, France. Photo: iStock.com/Eric Bascol

U.S.-Owned Cargo Ship Near Yemen Hit by Missile

The situation is even causing a rise in demand for shipping containers in Asia as shippers and forwarders foresee cargo demand in the coming weeks.

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