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Government, Business, Equipment

Factory Activity Contracts for a Sixth Month in April

A worker on an assembly line at the Lodge Manufacturing Co. factory

U.S. factory activity contracted for a sixth-straight month in April, the longest such stretch since 2009 and a sign of lingering malaise in manufacturing.

Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg News
May 1, 2023
Government, Business

Business Activity Unexpectedly Jumps

Ford plant

U.S. business activity unexpectedly climbed this month to nearly a one-year high, bolstered by stronger services and manufacturing that threatens to reignite inflationary pressures.

Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg News
April 21, 2023
Business, Technology

North American EV Production Slowly Catches Up to Demand

A headlight of the Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV

Electric vehicle production in North America is finally creeping up on EV demand, as automakers like Volkswagen, Ford, Lucid and Rivian hustle to close the output gap with front-runner Tesla.

Kyle Stock | Bloomberg News
March 14, 2023
Government, Business

Manufacturing Shrinks at Slower Pace in February, Prices Gauge Jumps

A robotic arm cuts shapes out of metal

A gauge of manufacturing improved for the first time in six months, though activity remained in contraction territory amid fragile demand and growing inflationary pressures.

Reade Pickert | Bloomberg News
March 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, TCA

Buttigieg, Surveying Future Panasonic Battery Plant, Sees Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’

Pete Buttigieg during a 2022 visit to Kansas City, Kan.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Feb. 27 hailed the massive Panasonic battery plant planned for De Soto, Kan., as part of a wave of industrial production centered on electric vehicles that is spurring an “American renaissance” in manufacturing.

Jonathon Shorman and Kevin Hardy | The Kansas City Star
March 1, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Ford Extends Shutdown of Electric F-150 Plant

Ford F-150 Lightning all-electric trucks

Ford Motor Co. is extending the shutdown of its F-150 Lightning pickup plant for a fourth week as it works to resolve a problem that caused a battery fire in one of the electric trucks.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
February 24, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Ford Halts Production of Electric F-150 After Battery Fire

The Ford Motor Co. F-150 Lightning

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check.

Associated Press
February 16, 2023
Business, Technology

Rivian Cuts 6% of Workforce, Spares Blue Collar Workers

A Rivian R1T electric vehicle

Rivian Automotive Inc. is reducing its headcount by 6%, but sparing assembly line workers at its sole operational plant in Normal, Ill., from the cutbacks.

Chester Dawson and Ed Ludlow | Bloomberg News
February 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

Factory Gauge Falls to Lowest Since May 2020

The Ford F-150 Lightning assembly line

The U.S. manufacturing downturn deepened in January, fueled by a further pullback in orders and factory production.

Reade Pickert | Bloomberg News
February 1, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Manufacturing Contracts in December for Second Straight Month

An employee stands near an American flag

U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for a second month in December, capping the steepest annual slide in the key factory gauge since 2008 and helping to further tame price pressures.

Reade Pickert | Bloomberg News
January 4, 2023

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