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September 7, 2022
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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
August 4, 2022
The logo for Ford appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, April 23, 2018.
Automotive
Ford Shuffles Management, Seeks New Global Supply Chain Head
The overhaul arrives at a time of profound change for Ford and the auto industry.
September 22, 2022
A Ford logo is seen on signage at Country Ford in Graham, N.C., Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Ford Motor Co. is cutting about 3,000 white-collar workers as it moves reduce costs and make the transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles, leaders of the Dearborn, Mich., automaker announced Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, in a companywide email.
Automotive
Ford Cutting 3,000 White-Collar Jobs in Bid to Lower Costs
The cuts represent about 6% of the 31,000 full-time salaried work force in the the U.S. and Canada.
August 22, 2022
The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT concept is unveiled, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Pontiac, Mich. Thundering gas-powered muscle cars will be closing in on their final Saturday night cruises in the coming years as automakers begin replacing them with super-fast cars that run on batteries.
Automotive
Gas-Powered Muscle Cars Drive Into the Sunset, Turn Electric
One reason for the industry shift is that electric vehicles are simply faster off the starting line.
August 18, 2022
A sales associate talks with a prospective buyer of a Cooper SE electric vehicle on the showroom floor of a Mini dealership July 7, 2022, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump start sales of electric vehicles.
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Most Electric Vehicles Won't Qualify for Federal Tax Credit
The idea behind the requirement is to incentivize domestic manufacturing.
August 9, 2022
This Sunday, June 25, 2017, photo shows TK Holdings Inc. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. The death toll from exploding air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide reported Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Authorities say the driver of a 2006 Ford Ranger pickup truck was killed in what should have been a minor crash last month near Pensacola, Fla. But the driver's air bag inflator exploded, spewing shrapnel that hit the unidentified driver, a 23-year-old man.
Automotive
Florida Death Could Be 20th in U.S. Caused by Takata Air Bags
Takata used ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash.
August 5, 2022
The 2024 Chevrolet SS EV is shown in Warren, Mich., July 12, 2022. The surprise deal by Senate Democrats on a pared-down bill to support families, boost infrastructure and fight climate change is likely to jump start sales of electric vehicles.
Automotive
Senate Deal Should Make It Easier to Buy Electric Vehicles
For the first half of this year, electric vehicles accounted for about 5% of U.S. new vehicle sales, with 46 models on sale.
July 29, 2022
United Auto Workers president Ray Curry talks in his office in Southfield, Mich., Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Automotive
To Preserve Jobs, UAW Head Says Battery Plants Must Be Union
General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have announced plans to build seven U.S. factories in joint ventures with battery makers.
July 25, 2022
The 2024 Chevrolet SS EV is shown in Warren, Mich., Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
Automotive
Automakers Target Average Households with New Crop of EVs
All start off considerably less expensive than Tesla’s Model Y small SUV.
July 20, 2022
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 14, 2022, in New York. The economy is a bit wobbly, but General Motors CEO Mary Barra isn't backing off of an audacious prediction: By the middle of this decade, her company will sell more electric vehicles in the U.S. than Tesla, the global sales leader.
Automotive
GM's Barra Stands by Ambitious EV Pledge
GM has a goal of making only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
July 18, 2022
Electric cars are parked at a charging station in Sacramento, Calif., on April 13, 2022. General Motors, Pilot Travel Centers and EVgo said Thursday, July 14, 2022, that they will build 2,000 charging stalls at “up to” 500 Pilot Flying J sites across the nation. GM says construction will start this summer with the first direct current fast chargers operating sometime in 2023.
Automotive
GM, Partners to Build 500 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
GM said the network would be along highways to enable interstate travel.
July 14, 2022
A Tesla logo is seen in Salt Lake City. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed Friday, July 8, 2022, that it sent a Special Crash Investigations team to probe the crash of a Tesla into the back of a semitrailer at a rest area near Gainesville, Fla., earlier in the week.
Automotive
NHTSA to Investigate Florida Tesla Crash that Killed 2
The vehicle went into the parking lot and hit the back of a parked Walmart Freightliner tractor-trailer.
July 11, 2022
This is a Goodyear tire garage in downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. Nine years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998.
Automotive
Goodyear to Recall RV Tires 19 Years After Last One was Made
Documents say the tire tread can separate from the body.
June 7, 2022
Ford President and CEO Jim Farley speaks in Glendale, Ky., Sept. 28, 2021. Ford's chief executive says the global auto industry is headed for a huge price war in the coming years as electric vehicle costs drop and multiple companies sell EVs priced around $25,000. Farley told the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 that the $25,000 electric vehicle will democratize EVs. Materials to build that vehicle will cost around $18,000, he said.
Automotive
Ford CEO Sees Electric Vehicle Price War as EV Costs Decline
The battery cost alone is $18,000, and the charger adds another $3,000.
June 2, 2022
One of the deaths was a mother of 10 who was killed in what appeared to be an otherwise minor crash in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula last summer.
Automotive
Multiple Automakers Accused in Exploding Airbags Lawsuit
Two deaths and at least four injuries have been linked to such explosions.
May 25, 2022