MENLO PARK, CA—In a 1994 interview archived by the Silicon Valley Historical Association, Apple founder Steve Jobs recalls how, when he was in high school, he cold-called Hewlett-Packard's co-founder Bill Hewlett to request some leftover electronic parts and, to his surprise, Hewlett picked up the phone. The executive then offered the young man an internship.
HALEWOOD, UK—Auto parts manufacturer Industrial Automotive Components is rolling out a range of industrial IoT projects at its plant here that may serve as a model for the $4.4 billion company’s other factories worldwide.
DECATUR, AL—Production is expected to start later this year at the new GE Aviation facility in Limestone County, according to a company spokesman. The factory will be the only U.S. location to mass produce silicon carbide materials.
AICHI, Japan—Looking to boost sales of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Toyota plans to begin mass producing the second generation of the automobile. The company says the new model must have a lower entry price and greater travel range.
MOUNTAIN IRON, MN—Heliene Inc. is restarting production in a once shuttered northern Minnesota solar panel manufacturing plant here. The plant was previously occupied by the solar company Silicon Energy and will be retooled with the help of a $3.5 million state loan package.
WINDSOR, ONTARIO—A misconfigured data transfer server left sensitive data from big name car makers and their employees wide open to the Internet earlier this month, a security vendor has revealed. The data includes assembly line and factory schematics.
WASHINGTON—U.S. factory production rebounded in June by the most in four months as the industry regained its footing after a fire-related disruption at an auto parts supplier, Federal Reserve data showed Tuesday.
SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Co.’s labor union has warned that the 25 percent automotive tariffs being considered by President Donald Trump could jeopardize 20,000 factory jobs in Alabama.
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