Jul 23, 2026 | Auto Industry, China
A nondescript facility south of Cleveland has become an early staging ground for the auto industry’s next supply-chain pivot: replacing vehicle hardware from China. The plant belongs to Eagle Wireless, a maker of electronics that was formed in late 2025,...
Jul 9, 2026 | Auto Industry, Featured, Robots
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is accelerating investment in industrial robotics across the United States, with the automotive sector leading the expansion. More than $20 billion in active and proposed U.S. projects are focused on robot manufacturing...
Jul 7, 2026 | Auto Industry, Canada, Featured, Mexico
The United States, Mexico and Canada have moved past a key deadline to extend the USMCA trade agreement, shifting the pact into an annual review process that leaves long-term rules for North American manufacturing open to further negotiation. Automakers continue...
Jul 2, 2026 | Auto Industry, North America, US Economy
The U.S. automotive industry is entering a new phase of uncertainty as the Trump administration said the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada will not be extended by Wednesday, triggering what could be a yearslong review process or an...
Jun 30, 2026 | Auto Industry, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Trucks
“It’s a real truck.” That was my first thought as a $24,950 2027 Slate electric pickup accelerated down Figueroa Street on a cool Los Angeles morning this week. I didn’t realize just how skeptical I’d been of Slate’s do-it-yourself EV till that moment. Pieces didn’t...
Jun 23, 2026 | Auto Industry, Automation, Featured, Jobs, Robots
Dozens of new robot arms have been installed at General Motors’ flagship electric vehicle factory in Detroit—even as 1,300 workers remain out of work following what was supposed to be a temporary layoff. The latest automation push has spurred union pushback over a...
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