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2:51

LISTEN: Elon Musk Says Making a $25,000 EV Is ‘Silly’...

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2024/10/28

Way back in September 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk planted the idea of a “compelling” $25,000 electric vehicle. The promise came as the company worked to reduce the cost and boost the range for its EV batteries.That attractive price point has been a lingering idea for Tesla in the years since Musk threw out the figure during a “Battery Day” event. But this week, during the company’s third quarter earnings call, Musk called a regular $25,000 Tesla model “pointless” and “silly.”“Like, it'll be com...

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2:15

LISTEN: Handmade Instrument With 600-Year History...

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2024/10/24

The shift from handcrafted to machine-made products is a recurring story, and a musical instrument with a 600-year history is no exception. According to French international news agency AFP, mass-produced bagpipes have become the standard. However, one artisan maker in Edinburgh, Scotland, named Kilberry Bagpipes, continues to maintain the handcrafting tradition of bagpipes. Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podc...

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2:40

LISTEN: Stellantis to Shutter, Sell Arizona Facility

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2024/10/23

The leadership team at Stellantis has faced an onslaught of scrutiny after the automaker’s lackluster performance so far this year – underscored most recently by a 20% Q3 drop in U.S. sales.And as one part of its strategy to cut costs and improve margins, Stellantis will reportedly sell off a facility in Yucca, Arizona.Getting the ax is the company’s Arizona Proving Grounds, a 4,000-acre site Stellantis uses for testing. Purchased in 2007 from Ford Motor Company, the grounds include areas to ...

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2:41

LISTEN: Boeing Starts Selling Off Pieces

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2024/10/22

Boeing hasn't made an annual profit since 2018 and has lost some $25 billion in the process. Last week, Boeing announced intentions to raise up to $25 billion in new stock and debt to rein in its balance sheet. The company plans to raise the cash over the next three years but isn't wasting any time. According to Reuters, the plane maker has wrapped up a deal to sell Digital Receiver Technology, the company's small defense subsidiary in Maryland that makes surveillance equipment for the U...

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2:07

LISTEN: Hybrid-Electric Plane Maker Announces First...

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2024/10/21

A French startup developer of hybrid-electric aircraft plans to build a 500,000-square-foot airplane factory along Florida’s Atlantic Coast — its first facility in the U.S.Aura Aero on Thursday announced its pick of Daytona Beach International Airport as its U.S. headquarters, including a new $172 million production and assembly plant that is expected to eventually create around 1,000 jobs.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing...

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3:50

LISTEN: GM Just Tested the Fastest Car Ever Built by...

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2024/10/18

Once again, General Motors has made history. The 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 recently became the fastest car ever built by a U.S. auto manufacturer—and the driver was none other than GM President Mark Reuss. The GM team traveled to Germany's High-Speed Oval Track at ATP Automotive Testing facility in Papenburg and reached a two-way average speed of 233 mph—they clock you going both ways and take the average to account for wind. Papenburg provides ideal conditions for a high-speed test, like ...

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3:17

LISTEN: Ford Unveils Off-Road Racing Bronco

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2024/10/17

The limited-edition, a successor to the original Stroppe Baja Bronco from the 1960s and 1970s, is designed to pair the original's desert-racing spirit with modern off-road capabilities.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing podcast.

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2:27

LISTEN: 'Cheap' Cars Drive Sales Trends in Automotive

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2024/10/16

It’s been an ongoing trend to see the average price of a new vehicle edge upward. In 2023, that figure was around $47,000 for a light vehicle – about $10,000 above what we saw pre-pandemic.But recent data suggests that lower priced new vehicles are experiencing a bit of a renaissance. Or, perhaps more accurately, price conscious consumers are snapping them up before they’re gone forever.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to the Today in Manufacturing po...

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2:13

LISTEN: First Tesla Police Cybertruck Won't Be Used...

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2024/10/15

UP.FIT, a division of exterior and interior upgrader Unplugged Performance, announced that it deployed a Tesla Cybertruck upfitted for law enforcement in California. The project was completed in collaboration with the Irvine Police Department and Tesla and will be used as part of the department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The Cybertruck joins the DARE program’s list of unique vehicles, which includes other pick-ups and a PT Cruiser with IPD decals.Download and liste...

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2:35

LISTEN: Barge Crash Caused Sleeping Deckhand Results...

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2024/10/11

Boat crashes can happen for any number of reasons. Sometimes it’s a missed rock on the charts. Other times a failed propeller blade is to blame. Sometimes the whole ship sinks because of an autopilot mishap. Or it could be as simple as falling asleep at the wheel.According to new findings released by the National Transportation Safety Board, sleepiness was indeed the culprit in a 2023 towing vessel crash that ended up causing about $6 million in damages.A deckhand aboard the Cindy B was at th...

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2:05

LISTEN: Home Depot to Force Corporate Staff to Work...

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2024/10/10

It’s no secret that retail workers are under a significant amount of stress. Contending with everything from understaffed stores and long hours on their feet to rude customer behavior, and it's no wonder that some companies are finding it necessary to focus on new methods for employee retention.In an effort “to stay connected to the core of [its] business,” Home Depot will begin requiring its corporate workforce to work shifts in its retail stores.Download and listen to the audio version...

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3:09

LISTEN: Bankrupt EV Maker Leaves Abandoned HQ in...

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2024/10/09

Electric vehicle sales in the U.S. have slowed down. In August, J.D. Power said EVs would account for 9% of U.S. automotive sales this year, a fairly major adjustment to its previous forecast of 12%.It’s a market reality that’s forcing large automakers like Ford and Toyota to adjust their plans. It’s also forcing smaller EV makers like Lordstown and Fisker to throw in the towel all together. And in Fisker’s case, it looks like it got out as fast as it could.In June, Fisker filed for bankruptc...

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3:52

LISTEN: Stellantis Union Fight Escalates as Automaker...

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2024/10/08

Last Thursday, UAW members at the automaker's Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center voted to request strike authorization if the company and union can’t come to terms. While several UAW locals have filed grievances against the company since August, L.A. is the first to take it to the next level. The union says Stellantis has violated product and investment commitments ad threatened more strike authorization votes.Download and listen to the audio version below and click here to subscribe to th...

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2:18

LISTEN: Toyota Pumps Brakes on EV Production in the U.S.

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2024/10/07

Toyota has delayed its plans to build a three-row electric SUV in the U.S.According to a Nikkei report, the automaker had originally intended to begin building the vehicles in 2025 at its plant in Kentucky, where it invested another $1.3 billion earlier this year. But now it looks like that won’t happen until 2026, a development that could be blamed on slowing U.S. demand.Toyota confirmed the delay to Reuters, with a spokesperson saying, “We've always said it would be late 2025 and it could c...

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2:04

LISTEN: Toilet Paper Panic Buying Returns Amid...

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2024/10/04

Dockworkers at east and Gulf coast ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines on October 1, and reports suggest that the strike could cause price increases and shortages for large and small retailers. The height of the COVID-19 pandemic may have been four years ago, but people apparently still remember the toilet paper shortage that befell U.S. consumers. According to multiple news outlets, including CNN and a local station in Houston, shoppers are once again flocking to s...

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2:29

Plant Closure to Force 144-Year-Old Dairy Products...

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2024/10/02

Sinton Dairy, a company that was established in Colorado Springs in 1880, revealed plans to close its 9-acre manufacturing facility at the end of the year. As a result, 64 workers, including manufacturing supervisors and hourly workers and front-office staff, will lose their jobs. According to Colorado Springs Gazette, Sinton’s owner, LALA U.S., announced that the plant is set to close on December 30, putting an end to the facility that had annually produced 3 million pounds of sour crea...

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3:07

Disgraced Ex-Nissan CEO Ordered to Return Luxury Yacht

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2024/10/01

Once a highly regarded executive credited with a successful run at the helm of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, Ghosn was arrested in Japan in 2018 and accused of misappropriating company funds and violating securities laws. After posting bail and being put under house arrest, he famously escaped Japan in a wooden box, fleeing to the relative safety of Lebanon, where he is a citizen and unlikely to be extradited.Still, Ghosn isn’t entirely insulated from the long arm of the law. Recent reports de...

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2:59

LISTEN: Chinese Subsidiary Fined After Texas Worker...

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2024/09/30

Hailiang (Hai-lee-ahng) Copper Texas is a subsidiary of China Hailiang Group, one of the largest manufacturers of copper and copper alloy products in the world. According to the Labor Department, the company has more than 20,000 workers across 80 subsidiaries, including one location in Sealy, Texas. In March, an employee in Sealy suffered severe arm injuries while trying to clear debris. The worker's right hand became caught between a conveyor belt and a rack holding 15 one-ton copper co...

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3:04

LISTEN: Auto Industry's Oldest Test Site Turns 100

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2024/09/27

General Motors yesterday recognized the 100-year anniversary of the oldest test site in the automotive industry, the Milford Proving Ground. After a century in operation, the proving ground, strategically placed between GM's hubs in Flint, Detroit, Lansing and Pontiac, Michigan, still plays a crucial role in GM's testing and R&D operations. GM bought the 1,125-acre site in 1923 for about $100,000. Originally called "The Bluff," the site provided 5.5 miles of test roads on rugged...

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3:37

LISTEN: 3D-Printed Shark Pipes Beat Out Tesla Valves...

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2024/09/26

Researchers from the University of Washington want to improve the pipe. Specifically, they are developing a flexible pipe with an interior helical structure that makes fluid flow one way and not the other. In the latest example of nature-inspired biomimicry, the team turned to shark intestines and their new prototypes stand to make a significant impact on everything from medicine to engineering. When it comes to getting fluid to flow in one direction, designs like those found in engines ...

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