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Supply Snags Threaten EV Revolution, Top Toyota Scientist Says
Surging battery prices and shortages of metals and materials are likely to last for some time, Toyota Motor Corp.’s chief scientist warned, trends that could weigh on the world’s embrace of electric vehicles.
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World’s Biggest Truck Manufacturer Says Chip Crunch Easing
Daimler Truck Holding AG sees promising signs of moving past the prolonged chip shortage that has beset manufacturers globally, the head of the company’s Mercedes truck brand said.
An employee inspect wafers using an optical microscope. Photo: Bloomberg.
If Tesla Isn’t Good Enough for an ESG Index, Then Who Is?
Tesla Inc.’s removal this week from an industry benchmark index is raising new questions about what ESG actually means to investors.
A construction worker pushes a cart past Tesla Inc. Model 3 vehicles at the company's Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. Photo: Bloomberg.
From Sneakers to Teslas, China Lockdowns Upend Global Supply Chains
Here’s a breakdown of how the situation in China is intensifying global supply chain chaos.
Adidas sneakers on display. Photo: Bloomberg.
Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering
The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.
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Allianz Warns of Car Ship Pain After 4,000 Vehicles Lost at Sea
Car-shipping incidents have become a major cause of loss for the insurance industry, according to a report.
The 650-foot-long Felicity Ace car carrier caught fire and was abandoned off the coast of the Azores. Photo: Marinha Portuguesa.
Truck Idling Is Burning Up Profits. Here Are Four Solutions.
Rising transportation costs are hitting more store shelves as shippers and carriers — particularly truckers — pass on to consumers the impact of soaring gas prices and an ongoing capacity crunch.
Essential Workers Shafted by Ongoing Chip Shortage
Soaring car prices have the most impact on lower-paid employees who drive to work every day.
After Nickel, Lithium Is Next Concern for Battery Makers
Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for several industries.
Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.
Chip-Starved Firms Are Scavenging Silicon From Washing Machines
A major industrial conglomerate has resorted to buying washing machines and tearing out the semiconductors inside for use in its own chip modules, according to the CEO of a company central to the chipmaking supply chain.
Silicon wafers made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Photo: Bloomberg.
Elon Musk’s Shanghai Outlook Belies Supply Chain Snarls
Elon Musk says Tesla’s Shanghai factory is “back with a vengeance” after a three-week Covid-induced shutdown. But his bullishness belies concern the plant has only enough components to last about a week even at reduced capacity — highlighting the challenges snarled supply chains pose to manufacturers.
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Photo: Bloomberg.
Texas Governor’s Border Slowdown Cost $4 Billion, Research Shows
Texas’s economy took a more than $4 billion hit in April after Governor Greg Abbott’s order to ramp up on security at the border resulted in shipping delays and bridge blockades, according to a new analysis.
Trucks travel across the World Trade International Bridge in Laredo, Texas. Photo: Bloomberg.
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