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On August 7, Ford CEO Jim Farley announced on LinkedIn that he would take a road trip across the American West in the automaker’s F-150 Lightning. 

Farley explained that the purpose of the trip was to…

 Auto News is reporting that Mitsubishi is looking to eliminate the Mirage from its lineup – most notable for being the only vehicle Cox Automotive says transacted for under $20,000 new last month.

Wi…

OSHA released its findings from a federal workplace safety investigation into a metal plant explosion that an agency official called "entirely preventable."

The incident at the I. Schumann & Co. found…

A train collision last year that killed four has been blamed on design faults in a railroad crossing.

The National Transportation Safety Board this week released findings from its investigation into a…

They’re calling it a “consolidation” but what it amounts to illustrates the massive shift in consumer auto preferences that’s taken place over the last few decades.

Autocar UK is reporting that Volvo …

Sinister Diesel, a California-based truck parts manufacturer, has been slapped with a heavy fine for selling devices that defeat a vehicle’s emissions controls.

For 10 years, Sinister manufactured and…

Drawing inspiration from Seinfeld’s Kramer and Newman, a family that operated recycling centers in California attempted to capitalize on the state's beverage container recycling program.

According to …

The Ohio based EV company recently revealed that a partnership with Foxconn that intended to save it would actually result in bankruptcy.

But it’s how quickly that bankruptcy is permitted to take plac…

Fuell’s vision for the Fllow was to “put freedom, technology and emotion back into urban travel.” To accomplish this vision, Fuell sought to reinvent a comfortable ride with powerful acceleration in …

Anheuser-Busch yesterday announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs at the beer maker. Frontline staff won't be impacted, so brewery and warehouse workers as well as field sales and drivers are safe. 

Ac…

A NASA employee working within the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is facing charges that he fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds and used the money in part to fund an illegal cannabis grow…

For this episode, I welcome Kyle Goodman, a 23-year-old project engineer at Buffalo Manufacturing Works, a non-profit R&D organization, operated by engineering consultancy EWI, that helps small and m…

The timeline of the ill-fated Stanley Black & Decker plant in Fort Worth, Texas, once tasked with manufacturing mechanics tools under the Craftsman brand, lasted about six years.

In 2017, Stanley boug…

Efforts on behalf of the federal government to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing have taken the form of the CHIPS & Science Act, which provides billions in funding to bolster capacity, boost…

At one point, the Franco-British Concorde provided commercial supersonic air travel. But factors including noise, expense and a fatal crash ultimately led to the aircraft’s retirement in 2003.

The his…

On January 11, 2023, a 21-year-old new employee was being trained at the Missouri Mats sawmill in Brashear, Missouri, when he was caught and pulled into the vertical edger blades of a Hurdle saw. The…

When you’re dipping into a big bowl of guacamole, you’re likely not thinking about the tedious labor that went into making it. Before you can enjoy an avocado-based dip, someone has to core, peel and…