Stories Tagged as
Auto manufacturing
What's been driving strong auto sales?
Nov 3, 2020
Automakers are still trying to meet demand after production dropped in the early days of the pandemic.
Ford records $2 billion first-quarter loss from shutdown
by
Jack Stewart
Apr 29, 2020
The auto manufacturer says its global operations hit the "off" switch, and anticipates higher losses in the second quarter.
GM Canada's company town has learned from past layoffs
by
Emma Jacobs
Dec 6, 2018
As the automaker's Oshawa, Ontario, plant has shed jobs, the local economy has been forced to diversify.
Why the auto industry (mostly) opposes proposed tariffs
Jul 19, 2018
Even so-called "domestic" carmakers are global companies with international supply chains.
"We make German cars, in America"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 16, 2017
Spartanburg County made a big bet on globalization when they landed a BMW manufacturing facility 25 years ago. Here's what that looks like today.
The place where globalization kept its promise
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 15, 2017
It's clear today that not all boats rose in the tide of globalization...but in some places, it sure does feel like it.
Arizona aims to become a manufacturing 'mega-region' with the help of Sonora, Mexico
Jun 14, 2017
The state hopes to attract business with cheap land, nearby international ports and supply chain partnerships south of the border.
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Is generosity enough to prop up this post-recession town?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Apr 19, 2017
Janesville, Wisconsin's resources are stretched thin after GM left the city and took jobs with it.