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'Made in the U.S.A.' Turbines Cloud U.S. Offshore Wind
With state officials eyeing $56bn of wind farm projects off the American coastline, developers are worried the turbines will need to be stamped with a big "Made in the U.S.A."
Layoffs Arrive in Brexit Britain, and Auto Workers Are Up First
In his 50 years working in Britain’s car industry, John Cooper has survived plenty of upheavals. None is scarier than the prospect of Brexit.
Daimler Warns of Supply Chain Risk From Switch to Electric Cars
Daimler AG, owner of the Mercedes-Benz brand, warned that a fall in demand for diesel cars and a switch to electric vehicles could force it to prop up its supplier base.
Tea, Haircuts and Fish Bones: Letting the Light Into Pakistan
Reclining comfortably on a bed outside his mud home, 75-year-old farmer Mohammad Khoso watches life go by. His family is now the center of everyone’s envy in the southern Pakistani village of Murid Khoso — they have electricity.
China Wants to Enter the U.S. Car Market, but a Rough Road Lies Ahead
Germany was first. It shipped the Volkswagen Beetle to the United States in 1949. It got off to a slow start only to be embraced by an enthusiastic American public.
At Tesla’s Factory, Building the Car of the Future Has Painful and Permanent Consequences for Workers
Tesla wants to change the world by selling eco-friendly electric vehicles to the masses. But some of the workers laboring to build that dream have been hurt along the way.
0206 At Teslas Factory Building
Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars
The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat.
How Supply Chain Finance Can Fund the Future of Automotive
The future of the automotive industry has arrived. Electric vehicles and autonomous driving are fundamentally changing the business models and supply chains of automotive OEMs – and that’s putting many automotive companies in a tough position. How can they profitably meet the demands of today’s consumers while investing heavily in the innovations that will sustain them tomorrow? -Tom Roberts, SVP Global Marketing, PrimeRevenue
0208 How Supply Chain Finance
Innovative Products Redefine Transportation, But They Require New Processes and Efficiencies
The automotive industry is on the brink of change with technology driving the shift, shaped by consumer demand, government regulations and environmental pressures. The rise of autonomous cars, electric vehicles and connected automobiles has forced suppliers to produce more high-tech, expensive parts. Businesses that supply these parts, along with the automakers themselves will need to find ways to keep costs down by improving their manufacturing and distribution operations. -Brian C. Neuwirth, VP of Sales and Marketing, UNEX Manufacturing
0207 Innovative Products Redefine Transport
German Automakers Are Berated Over Tests on Monkeys and Humans
Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated after a report that an industry-sponsored entity commissioned a study of the effects of diesel exhaust using monkeys, and that another study exposed humans to low levels of one type of air pollutant.
Humans, Not Robots, Still Build the Best New Car You Can Buy
More than three decades after Honda Motor Co. first built an Accord sedan at its Marysville, Ohio, factory in 1982, humans are still an integral part of the assembly process — and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.
Plug Wars: The Battle for Electric Car Supremacy
German carmakers hope a network of high-power charging stations they are rolling out with Ford will set an industry standard for plugs and protocols that will give them an edge over electric car rivals.
0130 Plug Wars The Battle
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