For Volvo the internal combustion engine has run its course.

A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry manager had hit him with the sharp end of a high-heeled shoe.

President Trump was standing on the banks of the Ohio River, and as barges loaded with West Virginia coal floated by, he noted that half the United States' steel is produced within 250 miles and told the crowd that soon "the steel folks are going to be very happy."

Marhaura, India - General Electric Co. could hardly have picked a less hospitable spot for its new locomotive factory - but then again, it didn't have much choice.

To President Donald Trump, America's $500bn trade deficit is a symbol of economic weakness. If he wants a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement to shrink that number, he'll need a seismic shift in how cars are made on the continent.

China watchers and other commentators debate China's resolve and capability to fill the political vacuum left by the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord this month. Why would China be eager to take leadership on climate change? To understand this transition requires looking more closely at the interests and motivations of the Chinese leadership in the rapid growth and development of Chinese renewables.