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Will Automotive Supply Chains Face More Disruptions in 2022?
Challenges that wreaked havoc on automotive supply chains last year will likely plague the industry through mid-2022 or longer.
U.S. Economic Growth Quickens With Inventory Boost
U.S. economic growth accelerated by more than forecast in the fourth quarter, fueled by the rebuilding of inventories and capping the strongest year since the 1980s.
Rows of inventory in a distribution warehouse. Photo: Bloomberg.
Musk Sees Human Robot Becoming Bigger Than Tesla’s Car Business
The humanoid robots will be important to address the labor shortage in the U.S., and their first use will be in Tesla’s own factories, said Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Photo: Bloomberg.
Can a Self-Driving 40-Ton Truck Be Safe? Developers Say Yes
Shipping companies and software developers are experimenting with self-driving trucks as a way to solve a driver shortage worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing fire from safety advocates who call the technology a risk to motorists.
A truck carrying a J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. intermodal container enters the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Top Carmaker Shutdowns Hint More to Come in Covid-Zero China
China’s zero tolerance approach to Covid has idled Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG factories — a troubling sign for global carmakers as the omicron variant begins to spread in the world’s biggest auto production hub.
An employee performs a quality check on an engine part at a Toyota Motor Corp. manufacturing facility. Photo: Bloomberg.
Podcast | Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?
The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?
A detail of a silicon wafer is shown on the production line. Photo: Getty.
Clean Energy Shift Doesn't Threaten Saudi Arabia's Oil Empire
Most transportation today relies on hydrocarbon fuel sources. And despite dreams of a green energy revolution, that’s not likely to change in the near future, according to one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia.
The skyline in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is pictured at night. Photo: Getty Images.
Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t
The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.
Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.
It's Time for an Automotive Supply Chain Overhaul
What’s the prognosis for automakers, and how can Industry 4.0 technologies help?
Cradles transport automobile bodies on the engine wedding line inside a Ford Motor Co. factory. Photo: Bloomberg.
How Six States Could Transform the U.S. Trucking Industry
The U.S. trucking industry is set to be transformed by a handful of states adopting zero-emission vehicle requirements.
A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Chipmakers Seek Steady Growth to End Boom-Bust Era
Semiconductor revenue is poised to top half a trillion dollars in 2022 for the first time ever.
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Amazon, Stellantis Team Up on Delivery Vehicles, Software
Amazon is partnering with Stellantis to develop software and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van in a move that may provide competition for Rivian.
The Amazon.com Inc. company logo on the side of a delivery van. Photo: Bloomberg.
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