Manufacturers are struggling with constrained supplies as U.S. and Chinese officials negotiate over export restrictions with consequences for global industry.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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China’s Continued Control of Rare Earths Looms Over Trump-Xi Meeting
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Rivian C.E.O. RJ Scaringe Has Some Ideas for How to Make More Cars in America
The New York Times – Business:RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States.
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Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry
The New York Times – Business:An agreement to turn an ailing Volkswagen factory into a defense manufacturing hub offers hope for jobs. But a shift from “family vans to tanks” in Germany is not so simple.
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‘The Odyssey’ Was Shot on Real Film. This Is the Only Place Left Making It.
The New York Times – Movies:Christopher Nolan’s epic “The Odyssey” was shot on physical film, a resurgent medium that is manufactured entirely in one factory in western New York.
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India Wants to Buy Fewer Chinese Imports, but Keeps Needing More
The New York Times – Business:Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.
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China’s Surging Exports Loom Over Trump’s Talks With Xi
The New York Times – Business:China’s exports grew by a quarter in the month of August, weeks before its leader, Xi Jinping, is set to meet with President Trump in Washington.
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Will a Turnaround Plan Revive Volkswagen or Merely Delay Its Demise?
The New York Times – Business:The beleaguered auto giant reached a deal with unions to cut tens of thousands of jobs and slash production. Is it enough to revive an iconic German company?
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California Forever’s Ambitious Plan Faces Another Setback
The New York Times – Business:A legislative setback for a manufacturing and housing proposal shows how hard it remains to build in the largest state — and why a backlash against billionaires could make it even harder.
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U.S. Diesel Prices Set New High
The New York Times – Business:Because of the war in Iran, the cost has climbed past the record it reached in 2022 after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Trump Puts Tariffs of Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones
The New York Times – On the Runway:In addition, the F.C.C. is weighing stiff restrictions on common drone technology such as thermal imaging and aerosol spraying.