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  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Rana Foroohar
    America must do more in the trade tug of war

    The US still has plenty of room to re-industrialise and increase domestic demand

  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    Amit Khandelwal
    Time to lift Trump’s tariffs on China to fight inflation

    The Biden administration should end a trade war that has made America worse off

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Ford Motor Co
    Ford to invest $3.7bn in Midwest US manufacturing amid electric vehicle push

    US carmaker will invest in assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Robin Harding
    Electric vehicles accelerate China’s looming dominance as a car exporter

    For Japanese and European carmakers, the challenge is that while EVs may be high-tech, they are not complex

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Special ReportNavigating Cyber Risk
    In charts: Industry leaders gain ‘false sense of cyber security’

    Survey of 350 US and European manufacturers shows more confidence than best practice

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    InterviewSemiconductors
    Chip supplier says China will struggle to develop advanced technology

    Japanese semiconductor materials maker JSR warns Beijing lacks necessary infrastructure to catch up

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Rana Foroohar
    Davos and the new deglobalisation

    Technological progress suggests the turn from globalisation can bring benefits as well as challenges

  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Semiconductors
    Chipmakers face two-year shortage of critical equipment

    Intel admits expansion to be restricted as it works with ASML to boost capacity

  • Friday, 4 February, 2022
    Automobiles
    US states lavish subsidies on carmakers for edge in EV race

    Tesla, Ford and General Motors among companies wooed by incentives that can run to $100,000 or more per job

  • Friday, 21 January, 2022
    Semiconductors
    Intel to invest $20bn in new Ohio chipmaking complex

    White House touts growth of US manufacturing capacity for advanced technology

  • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
    Special ReportFuture of Industry
    ‘Factory of the future’ offers new blueprint for manufacturers

    Robotics and data analytics can make processes more efficient, less energy-intensive, and less expensive

  • Sunday, 12 December, 2021
    Alan Beattie
    Biden’s trade policy is crafted with political rewards in mind

    Measures ostensibly aimed at protecting American workers are also about jobs on Capitol Hill

  • Saturday, 27 November, 2021
    News in-depthFood & Beverage
    Glass bottle shortage leaves US distillers high and dry

    Strong spirits demand and vaccine vial competition prompt search for new vessels

  • Thursday, 18 November, 2021
    Automobiles
    Ford and GM pursue ties with semiconductor groups to boost chip supply

    Carmakers seek out partnerships as vehicles become more electronically complex

  • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
    Semiconductors
    TSMC founder chides US plan for full chip supply chain onshore

    Chang calls domestic push unfeasible, with $52bn in subsidies far too little

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    News in-depthElectric vehicles
    The battle for Motor City: why Ford chose Tennessee for its electric factory

    US carmaker drawn by ‘shovel ready’ sites, incentives and cheap energy costs

  • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
    Inside BusinessKathrin Hille
    No easy options to ease semiconductor squeeze

    US bid to seek inventory transparency likely to have limited impact

  • Sunday, 3 October, 2021
    US trade
    Biden official says protecting US steel a national security issue

    Commerce secretary Gina Raimondo’s use of Trump’s language on trade is warning shot to EU

  • Monday, 27 September, 2021
    Ford Motor Co
    Ford plans $11bn electric pick-up truck investment with battery maker SK

    Plants in Kentucky and Tennessee would employ almost 11,000 workers as carmaker pursues emissions goal

  • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
    Joe Miller
    Frankfurt’s repair cafés fight back against ‘planned obsolescence’

    Volunteers in the global war on waste try to prolong the life of devices and appliances

  • Saturday, 7 August, 2021
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc
    Berkshire Hathaway profits rise on back of economic recovery

    Reopening boosts investment conglomerate’s housebuilding and railroad businesses

  • Wednesday, 4 August, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Wall Street urges GM and Ford to keep spending in Tesla ‘arms race’

    Investors welcome electric vehicle overhaul that will cost billions of dollars in plants and engineers

  • Sunday, 1 August, 2021
    Supply chains
    ‘The global supply chain was not built for this’: freight delays hammer US

    Ports, rail yards and warehouses are straining to meet roaring consumer demand as economy recovers

  • Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
    Sarah O'Connor
    Nostalgia for manufacturing won’t bring better jobs for UK workers

    Improving service sector productivity can lead to higher wages and better conditions

  • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
    Electric vehicles
    Carmakers try to spark US love affair with electric pick-up trucks

    Can a crowded field of new vehicles prompt a switch from traditional gas guzzlers?

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