China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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Princess Awesome vs. the United States of America
A children’s clothing company has become the face of a legal battle over President Trump’s trade policy, after years of struggling with the challenges of domestic manufacturing.
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Princess Awesome vs. the United States of America
A children’s clothing company has become the face of a legal battle over President Trump’s trade policy, after years of struggling with the challenges of domestic manufacturing.
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Trump Administration Bars Some Giant Brand Bicycles, Citing Forced Labor
The Trump administration said it would begin seizing Giant brand bicycles manufactured in Taiwan at the U.S. border, after an investigation found evidence of forced labor.
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Volvo to Expand Car Production in South Carolina
The Swedish automaker will produce a hybrid model in the state, an effort to meet demand for gas-powered cars and to avoid steep tariffs on imported vehicles.
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Jaguar Land Rover Says Cyberattack Will Halt Production Through Oct. 1
The company shut down production in early September to contain the breach. It had previously said it planned to resume operations on Sept. 24.
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Damaging America’s Biggest Foreign Source of Screws
Taiwan has long been the top provider of screws to the United States. But its factories are struggling to survive under tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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Trump’s Tariffs on Switzerland Prompt Identity Crisis for Swiss Army Knife
President Trump’s 39 percent tariff on Switzerland has forced some companies to consider whether they could produce in the United States while still retaining their Swiss identity.
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The Race Is on to Make Rare Earth Magnets Outside China
After Beijing exerted its power over the valuable magnets as leverage, other countries started to add production, but only incrementally. And China is far ahead.
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How China Is Losing Its Title as the World’s Sneaker Factory
For American manufacturers, it is hard to quit China and its unrivaled factories. One industry is defying that reality as it shifts more production to Vietnam.
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How China Is Weathering the Trade War With Trump
Tariffs triggered a plunge in China’s exports to the United States, but its global trade surplus is larger because sales to other regions are surging.