Factories and Manufacturing – Page 55

I.M.F. Is Upbeat on China’s Growth but Questions Industrial Policy

Surging exports and factory investment are buoying China’s output, but the housing market faces serious troubles and industrial policies may hurt other countries.

By Keith Bradsher

Alternative and Renewable Energy China Customs (Tariff) Economic Conditions and Trends Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Energy and Power Europe Factories and Manufacturing Germany internal-truncator International Relations International Trade and World Market Politics and Government Protectionism (Trade) Solar Energy United States United States Economy

How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy

The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.

By Patricia Cohen Keith Bradsher and Jim Tankersley

Batteries Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Factories and Manufacturing Labor and Jobs Mercedes-Benz National Labor Relations Board Organized Labor Tuscaloosa (Ala) United Automobile Workers

U.A.W. Seeks a New Election at Mercedes-Benz Plants in Alabama

The union, which lost an organizing vote at two factories last week, argued to federal officials that the automaker had violated labor laws.

By Jack Ewing

Factories and Manufacturing Forced Labor Human Rights and Human Rights Violations Supply Chain Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group) United States Politics and Government

Senate Inquiry Finds BMW Imported Cars Tied to Forced Labor in China

The report also found that Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen bought parts from a supplier the U.S. government had singled out for its practices in Xinjiang.

By Ana Swanson and Jack Ewing