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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 …