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Ford Absent from 20 Most American-Made Autos List
GM didn’t fare much better.
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A rider boards a driverless Tesla robotaxi, a ride-booking service, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
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Musk Bets Cabs Will Lift Tesla After Boycotts, Sales Plunge
Would you hail a 'robotaxi'?
June 23, 2025
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Auto Giant Bankrupt; Boeing Flight Crashes; JetZero's New Plane Plant | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 225
Also on the podcast, Yaskawa leaves Illinois, Amazon's massive robotaxi factory, Frito-Lay shuts down in Rancho Cucamonga, major retailer pins problems on tariffs,  and small businesses face trade troubles.
June 23, 2025
The Supreme Court, Washington, Feb. 27, 2025.
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Supreme Court Rejects Company's Push for a Quick Decision on Tariffs
The high court is typically reluctant to take up cases before lower courts have decided.
June 23, 2025
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Encore Wire Breaks Ground on $500M Expansion
The project includes a new factory for medium voltage cables.
June 20, 2025
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Coldplay to Relaunch Albums on Injection-Molded Recycled Plastic
The process could cut carbon emissions by 85% compared to conventional vinyl production.
June 20, 2025
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HD Hyundai Joins Forces with U.S. Shipbuilder for Vessel Construction
The companies expect the first deliveries of the dual-fuel containerships by 2028.
June 23, 2025
FedEx CEO Fred Smith at a signing ceremony at the White House, July 19, 2018.
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FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies at 80
The company's "hub and spokes" system enabled a shift away from large inventories and warehouses.
June 23, 2025
A THOR-5F female crash test dummy is shown in a drivers seat at Humanetics in Farmington Hills, Mich., Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
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Crash Dummies Used in Car Safety Tests Are Still Modeled After Men Despite Higher Risks for Women
Dummies from as early as the 1970s are modeled almost entirely off the body of a man.
June 23, 2025
Wind turbines stretch across the horizon at dusk at the Spearville Wind Farm, Sept. 29, 2024, near Spearville, Kan.
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Support for Solar Energy, Offshore Wind Falls Among Democrats, Independents
An AP-NORC poll reveals signs of growing cynicism.
June 23, 2025
Kratos’ Manufacturing Facility in Bristow, OK
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Kratos Expands U.S. Jet Engine Production with New Oklahoma Manufacturing Facility
The company expects the 50,000-square-foot facility to house up to 5 GEK engine production lines.
June 19, 2025
The set of the Today in Manufacturing podcast during a live broadcast.
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Today in Manufacturing Podcast Named Among Top Industry Podcasts
The podcast has more than 1 million downloads.
June 18, 2025
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Volkswagen Unveils Production-Ready Robotaxi
The vehicle is part of an end-to-end solution that also includes a software ecosystem.
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Anduril's Barracuda projectile.
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Anduril, Rheinmetall Partner to Design, Manufacture Barracuda, Fury and Solid Rocket Motors
The partnership is a long-term shared investment in co-developing fielded systems.
June 20, 2025
A computer-generated image shows a Revo eVTOL flying over São Paulo.
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Revo Announces $250M Investment to Purchase 50 Eve eVTOLs
The agreement is the first of its kind executed with Eve globally.
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The Shearon Harris nuclear plant is seen in Holly Springs, N.C., on June 14, 2013.
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North Carolina Lawmakers Finalize Bill That Would Scrap 2030 Carbon Reduction Goal
Bill opponents question savings given uncertainty in energy demand, construction costs.
June 20, 2025
Protesters who have lost love ones to the opioid crisis protest outside a courthouse in Boston, Aug. 2, 2019, where a judge heard arguments in a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma.
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The settlement is a way to avoid trials with claims totaling more than $2 trillion.
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A Sig Sauer P320 handgun is held by a Maine gun shop owner, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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Sig Sauer, Faced with Lawsuits Over Popular Pistol, Gets Protection in New Hampshire
The lawsuits say Sig Sauer's pistol can go off without the trigger being pulled.
June 20, 2025
General Dynamics Electric Boat's submarine testing.
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $987M Contract for Material, Construction Costs for Sub Production
Work is expected to be completed by 2031.
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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney at a press conference on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, June 19, 2025.
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Canadian Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Could Rise Depending on Trade Talks
Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to impose new tariffs next month — depending on how talks progress.
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