manufacturing

President Joe Biden signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration’s push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China.

Demand for record albums continues to soar in the United States, and the manufacturing base is having to reinvent itself to meet demand.

Global toy manufacturer the LEGO Group plans to invest more than $1 billion to build a factory in suburban Richmond, Virginia. Gov. Glenn Youngkin made the announcement Wednesday. The factory is expected to open in 2025. It will feature a carbon-neutral design including an on-site solar park and will employ more than 1,760 people. The Virginia factory will be the...

Riding in a self-driving van underscored the potential of autonomous vehicles, which some believe will be a multitrillion-dollar market for investors.

The UAW president said such an action would be a “good faith effort” and “demonstrate a commitment to the workers of the facility” in Fremont, California.

The Hummer EV pickup is currently on sale, but new orders would not likely be fulfilled until 2024 due to the number of reservations.

Gas prices soared when Russia invaded Ukraine, but the U.S. produces more oil than any other country and imports little from Russia. Here is what happened.

GM will idle the plant, which produces Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, the weeks of April 4 and April 11, the company said Friday.

The war in Ukraine could see the production of neon, a critical gas in advanced chip manufacturing, fall off a cliff.

The battery-electric version of the Tre is intended for shorter routes, with an estimated range of about 350 miles.

“Oil reserves have defined geopolitics for the last five decades. Where the fabs [factories] are for a digital future is more important,” Intel’s Pat Gelsinger told CNBC.

The new plant is part of the automaker’s plans to accelerate its EV investment to achieve sales of 5 million EVs globally by 2030.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion for competitive grants designed to improve U.S. transportation infrastructure.

Elon Musk officially opened Tesla’s first manufacturing facility in Europe as the company looks to take pressure off its other factories in the U.S. and China.

The Ford F-150 Lightning pickup will have an electric range of up to 320 miles, according to final EPA estimates released Monday by the automaker.

The business, which GM is calling a start-up within the company, will focus on vehicles and potentially brands that are currently not available in that market.

The newest crash test dummies are huge investments running up to $1,000,000, but their maker says they will save so many more lives than older models.

GM is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in its majority-owned Cruise autonomous vehicle unit for $2.1 billion.

The earthquake adds to already tumultuous times for the automotive industry involving supply chain problems due to Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Porsche on Friday announced it expects 80% of its global sales to be all-electric vehicles by 2030.