Organizations that embrace additive manufacturing as infrastructure, not just as an experimental tool, will be positioned to lead in the decade ahead. 

Toyota slashed its operating profit forecast by 16% for the fiscal year ending in March 2026, and saw its operating profit fall by nearly 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025.

Beijing has imposed export controls over rare-earth magnet production in retaliation for U.S. tariff threats.

By all means, consider embracing technology to supercharge all aspects of your supply chain. But never underestimate the power of human-driven partnerships to yield the best and most valuable results.

So far, the global economy has held up better than many economists expected after Trump’s initial tariff blitz. That could all be about to change.

The forecasts come even after the EU agreed to a trade deal with the United States that would reduce tariffs on imported cars to 15%.

Even Ford, which manufactures the most cars in the U.S. of any automaker, is being squeezed by new trade barriers imposed by the White House.

The deal announced on July 22 sets tariffs on Japanese cars at 15%, down from the 25% rate President Trump had previously threatened to impose.

The pact comes after three years of intense negotiations touching on thorny topics such as visas, tariff reductions and tax breaks.