Tag: Production

Nissan halts production at Changzhou plant as China woes persist

By Daniel Leussink and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor has halted production at its Changzhou plant in China as it seeks to optimise its operations, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. The Changzhou plant, jointly operated with Nissan’s local partner Dongfeng Motor, was producing the Qashqai SUV with annual capacity of about 130,000 […]

Mobile man pleads guilty on child pornography production charges: MCSO

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile man has entered a blind guilty plea on all his charges regarding the production of child pornography, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office. UPDATE: Man dies after Pensacola shooting According to an MCSO Facebook post, 25-year-old Gary Daniel-Kyle Hay of Mobile was charged in August 2023 with 21 […]

Intel 3 ‘3nm-class’ process technology is in high-volume production: Intel

Intel on Wednesday said that its 3nm-class process technology called Intel 3 has entered high volume production at two sites as well as provided some additional details about the new production node. The new process brings in both higher performance and higher transistor density as well as supports voltages of 1.2V for ultra-high-performance applications. The […]

Leaders gather in Paris to discuss boosting vaccine production in Africa

Several senior African politicians are in Paris on Thursday for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at a global summit where a billion dollars will be formally pledged to increase the production of vaccines in Africa. Leaders of Botswana, Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal as well the heads of the World Health Organization (WHO), the African […]

Tupperware shutting down last US plant, moving production to Mexico

Tupperware Brands is shuttering its last remaining manufacturing plant in the U.S. and moving operations to Mexico, costing more than 100 workers their jobs. The iconic food storage container maker issued a WARN Notice last week alerting that it plans to permanently close its facility in Hemingway, South Carolina, laying off 148 people. Tupperware announced […]

US manufacturing production surges in May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Production at U.S. factories increased more than expected in May, recouping all the declines in the prior two months, but the momentum is unlikely to be sustained amid higher interest rates and softening demand for goods. Manufacturing output jumped 0.9% last month following a downwardly revised 0.4% drop in April, the Federal […]

German dairy group DMK to shake up production

DMK, the German dairy major, is to close a domestic facility and reduce capacity at three others amid declining milk production volumes. The co-op’s site in Dargun in north-eastern Germany is to be shuttered, while facilities in Edewecht, Hohenwestedt and Everswinkel are to be scaled down. Some 150 employees will be impacted by the measures, […]

GM cuts EV production forecast, approves $6 billion share buyback

By Ananta Agarwal, Nathan Gomes and Nora Eckert (Reuters) – General Motors cut its annual EV production forecast and announced a new $6 billion share buyback plan on Tuesday, as the automaker banks on demand from its gasoline-powered models. GM now projects the higher end of its 2024 EV production to be 250,000 units, down […]

Volvo shifting EV production to Belgium to evade China tariffs, The Times reports

(Reuters) – Volvo cars has started to shift production of Chinese-made electric vehicles to Belgium in the expectation that the European Union will drive ahead with a crackdown on Beijing-subsidised imports, the Times reported on Saturday. Volvo, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely, was considering halting sales of Chinese-built EVs bound for Europe if tariffs […]