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BYD might produce and sell more EVs than Tesla, but Tesla operates with significantly fewer employees and generates higher revenue per worker model.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will seek to renegotiate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) rather than renew the trade pact, a move that could create new uncertainty for manufacturers with integrated North American supply chains.

WASHINGTON—General Motors and Rheem Manufacturing Co. recently received top honors in the 2026 Manufacturing Leadership Awards Competition sponsored by the Manufacturing Leadership Council.

In honor of the country’s 250th birthday, here’s a brief look at 25 people who were responsible for breakthroughs and innovations that helped U.S. manufacturers grow and thrive.

Ford is shifting its focus to hybrid vehicles and conventional gas-powered models, and it’s repurposing two new assembly plants that suddenly have nothing to make.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Ford has rehired some 300 experienced engineers and technical specialists over the past three years after determining that artificial intelligence and automated quality systems alone were not enough to improve vehicle quality.

Manufacturers continue to struggle with a lack of skilled workers, and for many, robots are the obvious answer to the problem.

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW Group is expanding its use of humanoid robots at its assembly plant here.

SPRING HILL, TN—General Motors plans to invest $275 million to upgrade its 36-year-old flexible assembly plant here.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Coretura, the software-defined vehicle platform company founded by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group, has signed an engineering agreement with Accenture to accelerate development of a software platform for trucks, buses and other medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles.