By David Shepardson and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – The United States on Thursday added 71 Russian and Belarusian entities to its trade blacklist including several aircraft factories and shipbuilding…
BERLIN – German manufacturers slightly increased outputs in May, buoyed by order backlogs, increased staffing and, in some cases, improved materials availability, but a further decline in new orders mean…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s manufacturing sector contracted for the 26th month in a row in April, as factories responded to shrinking demand with a further downward adjustment to output and…
SHANGHAI – Companies reopening factories in locked-down Shanghai are booking hotel rooms to house workers and turning vacant workshops into on-site isolation facilities as authorities urge them to resume work…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s manufacturing sector contracted for the 25th month in a row in March, amid rising inflation, global shortages of materials, and economic uncertainty due to the pandemic…
By Brenda Goh and Norihiko Shirouzu SHANGHAI – General Motors and Volkswagen Group China on Monday said that their Shanghai operations have not been affected by the city’s lockdown to…
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday that it would suspend operations on 18 lines at 11 domestic factories next week, mostly for three days, due to a parts…
By Josh Horwitz and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING – To keep factory lines open in the face of COVID curbs Chinese firms are asking workers to eat, sleep and work…
TOKYO – Japan’s Honda Motor will reduce factory production by about 10% in two domestic plants through the end of March, it said on Thursday, citing the global microchip shortage…
By Maytaal Angel LONDON – Nestle, the world’s largest food group, said it has reopened its factories and warehouses in central and western Ukraine in a bid to ensure essential…
Toyota is suspending production of all its Japanese factories beginning Tuesday after reports of a cyberattack that caused system malfunctions, Reuters reported. The Japanese car giant will temporarily halt production…
ZURICH – Food group Nestle said it has temporarily closed its factories, warehouses and supply chain in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. “Ensuring the safety and protection of our employees…
SAN FRANCISCO – Ford Motor plans to suspend or cut production at eight of its factories in the United States, Mexico and Canada throughout next week because of chip supply…
– Shares of Tesla Inc rallied on Wednesday ahead of the electric car maker’s quarterly report after the bell, with investors focused on how quickly the company can scale production…
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla Inc is expected to post record revenue on Wednesday, but analysts and investors are focusing on how fast Tesla can scale up production…