A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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India Wants to Become a Chip Making Superpower
India’s government, seizing on the world’s desire to reduce reliance on China, is offering billions to build an entire semiconductor ecosystem on vast empty plots.
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BMW Says It Will Invest $750 Million to Build Electric Minis in Oxford
The move is a boost for Britain’s car industry, but uncertainty remains about the sector’s future in the country.
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Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles
The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.
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China Is Flooding the World With Car Exports
Even as China’s other exports falter, its carmakers are seeing big increases in overseas sales, mainly for gasoline-powered models.
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Huawei Phone Is Latest Shot Fired in the U.S.-China Tech War
The release of a homegrown Chinese smartphone during a visit by the Biden official in charge of regulating such technology shows the U.S.-China tech conflict is alive and well.
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Auto Strike Looms, Threatening to Shut Detroit’s Big 3
With their contract expiring Sept. 14, the United Auto Workers and the companies are far apart in talks. A walkout could take a big economic toll.
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4 Days, 690 Miles, Countless Stalls: Behold the ‘World’s Longest Yard Sale’
Everyone loves a bargain. But can anyone survive the entirety of the 127 Yard Sale, an annual four-day event that stretches from Michigan to Alabama?
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Trader Joe’s Recalls Tamales After Potential Milk Contamination
The recall is the company’s sixth since July. Other products had potentially been contaminated with rocks, insects and metal.
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3M Says It Will Pay $6 Billion to Resolve Combat Earplug Lawsuits
The settlement would end years of litigation brought by military service members and veterans who claimed that the earplugs sold by 3M had led to hearing damage and tinnitus.
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China’s Economic Outlook: Pep Talks Up Top, Gloom on the Ground
Beijing has characterized concerns about the economic slowdown as being inflated by Western critics. Widespread anxiety and pessimism paint a different picture.