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fromFortune
3 days ago

Trump's tariffs are already spurring Japanese companies to shift more production to the U.S. | Fortune

U.S. tariffs have prompted Japanese firms to shift production and investment to U.S. subsidiaries, reducing exports while boosting Japan’s outbound FDI to the United States.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Jaguar Land Rover to resume some production after major cyber attack

Independent requests donations to fund free journalism; Jaguar Land Rover will resume some production after a major cyber attack with a £1.5bn government loan guarantee.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

VW to pause production at two plants as electric vehicle sales stall

A VW spokesperson said: Volkswagen is adjusting the production programme at its plants to match current customer demand for the models built there. In some plants, this will lead to shift cancellations in the coming weeks, while in others it will result in additional shifts. Weekend shifts will be added at VW's Wolfsburg plant, which is considered the home of the company and its combustion engine cars.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

AI is helping General Motors to avoid expensive supply chain interruptions like hurricanes and material shortages

When Hurricane Helene barreled through North Carolina in September 2024, General Motors' artificial intelligence system had already predicted that one of its key suppliers, Auria Solutions, would take a direct hit. The automotive acoustics and textiles company manufactures carpets for General Motors' full-size SUVs - like the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade - at its plant in North Carolina. When the storm pummeled the town, the factory lost water and power, but General Motors was prepared for the production-halting damage.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Hyundai has for decades poured billions into America's South. Then ICE rattled its biggest US project yet.

The impact of an immigration raid on a sprawling Hyundai factory on Thursday is reverberating far beyond its home in rural Georgia. The operation, called by one US official the "largest single-site enforcement operation" in history, detained nearly 500 workers, most of them South Korean. It also jolted a company that has poured billions into America's South, helping transform the region into a major global auto manufacturing hub.
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fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

ICE arrests 475 workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia in 'largest single-site enforcement operation'

Nearly 500 workers were arrested in an immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Georgia.
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

Toyota announces $792 million EV investment in Czech Republic

Japanese carmaker Toyota said on Wednesday it will invest 680 million euros ($792 million) on a new production line in the Czech Republic to make a battery electric car.The line will be built with a government incentive of up to 64 million euros ($75 million) to expand Toyota's existing plant in Kolin, around 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Prague, the Czech government and the company said in a joint statement.
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fromInsideEVs
4 months ago

Rivian CEO Says R2 Program Is 'Well Underway'

Rivian's future relies on successfully launching the R2 crossover, targeting production by 2026 to compete with Tesla's Model Y.
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