Cars Are Getting Bigger. Can Smarter Software Make Them Safer?
It’s not just you: American cars have gotten bigger. Over the past two decades, growing numbers of US buyers have turned in their sedans for SUVs and pickup trucks. And …
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Japan: Japan big on India’s consumer market and manufacturing: Masahiro Goto, global head of investment banking, Nomura
Japanese companies see India as a credible long-term partner for manufacturing as well as a top consumer market, Masahiro Goto, global head of investment banking at Nomura, told Swaraj Dhanjal …
The US Wants Vietnam to Be Its New Tech Best Friend
Some US companies have already started investing in Vietnam. Apple began assembling AirPods in Vietnam in 2020, and in 2022 Nikkei Asia reported the company was shifting the assembly of …
You Need a Heat Pump. Soon You’ll Have More American-Made Options
Solar panels and wind turbines get all the attention, but an underappreciated device is helping slash emissions in a big way: the heat pump. Instead of generating heat by burning …
These trade associations were the most effective in 2023
Trade associations representing manufacturers were rated the most effective in achieving their policy objectives this year, an APCO Worldwide report released Thursday found. Financial services and technology associations are also …
The ‘Green’ Future of Furniture Is a Sofa Stuffed With Seaweed
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In 1919, an entrepreneur named Nils Halvorsen Norheim set up an automated factory for making flatbreads near Barkåker in Norway, the first of its kind in the country. A century …
Concord Biotech: Concord Biotech’s niche strengths seen buoying earnings: Analysts
Mumbai: Concord Biotech’s strong foothold in the niche segment of manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients through fermentation along with its capacity expansion and planned launches are seen underpinning strong earnings growth …
How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Spark the UAW Auto Strikes
Elon Musk hasn’t been sighted at the picket lines in Missouri, Ohio, or Michigan, where autoworkers are striking against the Big Three US carmakers. Yet the influence of Musk and …
The Auto Strike Threatens a Supply Chain Already Weakened by Covid
In addition to making everyone an epidemiologist, the Covid-19 pandemic schooled the public on the world-spanning network of manufacturers, assemblers, and shippers behind just about every consumer good that arrives …
Autoworkers Prepare to Strike for a Place in the EV Future
Like GM, Ford and Stellantis have launched their own joint EV battery ventures with South Korean electronics companies. The UAW says the new businesses are offering jobs with lower pay …