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Automotive manufacturer Lotus announced the Theory 1, a concept car that the company expects to set the stage for its smart performance vehicles. Built on a new design manifesto called The Lotus Theo…

The 163-year-old British shipmaker that built the Titanic said that it’s insolvent after failing to acquire the funding needed to stay afloat.

Harland & Wolff, a Belfast company that specializes in sh…

When London's Crystal Palace was constructed in 1851, it was the world's largest building. However, the project's greatest mystery was how the structure was completed in just 190 days. 

A new study fr…

In July, British supercar manufacturer McLaren Automotive unveiled the fruits of an audacious collaboration with the LEGO Group. The LEGO Technic McLaren P1 was a 1:8 scale, 3,893-piece LEGO set that…

The two slowest-selling are models produced by the same automaker.

Even the most seasoned automakers don’t always get inventory right. For multiple reasons, from production rates to market response, t…

Last month, Stellantis created headlines after comments suggesting it could lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 union workers employed at a truck plant just outside of Detroit.

The automaker warned …

Steel pipe manufacturer Wheatland Tube is closing its plant on the south side of Chicago and laying off more than 230 employees.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the layoffs will begin on November 1 …

Jony Ive spent 27 years at Apple, including as its senior VP of industrial design and chief design officer, before leaving in 2018 to start his own design firm. His efforts were considered key to the…

The Japan Times reported that the country’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism raided a plant operated by Kawasaki Heavy Industries after the company admitted to misconduct that …

Amazon goes to great lengths to ensure that its massive network of delivery drivers stay safe when they’re on the road. Recent reports suggest the company may have gone a little too far.

A Reddit user…

Earlier this summer, General Motors settled a yearslong class action lawsuit where plaintiffs alleged that GM’s Duramax diesel engines contained faulty fuel pumps

Unfortunately for the automaker, the …

Researchers have created a new variable-stiffness morphing wheel that can not only roll over giant stones and other rough terrain, but they can even climb stairs. The wheels adjust stiffness in real …

Lego provided an update in its efforts to move away from fossil fuels in its bricks. According to Reuters, the toymaker said it is on pace to switch to a pricier recycled and renewable plastic by 203…

A former military helicopter crash that killed six people two years ago is now being blamed on a lack of oversight by the FAA and the resulting inadequate inspections of the aircraft.

On June 22, 2022…

Is vehicle heat resiliency falling behind the pace of climate change?

Recent events in Death Valley suggest that might be the case. According to reports, the last month has seen multiple vehicles esse…

Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for f…

NASA announced that the Boeing Starliner, which transported astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore to the International Space Station in early June, will finally return to Earth. However, when th…

Yesterday, a federal grand jury in Kansas indicted seven individuals, including five current and former high-level officers of the Boilermakers Union for alleged roles in a $20 million embezzlement s…