Harley-Davidson Spirals Down, Announces US Layoffs, Builds Factory in Thailand by Wolf Richter • Jul 18, 2017 • 133 Comments Trying to manage a structural decline in a terrible industry.
This Will Whack US Auto Component Manufacturers by Wolf Richter • Jun 20, 2017 • 128 Comments New CEO Cuts Costs: Ford shifts production of compact car from Michigan and Mexico to China.
Wall Street Wakes Up to #Carmageddon by Wolf Richter • Jun 9, 2017 • 69 Comments Auto industry faces “Unprecedented Buyer’s Strike”: Morgan Stanley.
After Laying off Thousands, Boeing CEO Says Offshoring Work to China Won’t “Directly Harm” US Jobs by Wolf Richter • Jun 8, 2017 • 111 Comments “We know as we’re investing there, we’re also creating a competitor.”
What the Layoffs at Ford’s Medium-Duty Truck Plant Mean by Wolf Richter • May 5, 2017 • 73 Comments Demand from businesses in the real economy is slumping.
Manufacturing Might Come Back to the US, but Robots will Get the Jobs: Apple CEO by Wolf Richter • May 4, 2017 • 102 Comments Robots are the Great Equalizer.
How Many Jobs Do Robots Destroy? Answers Emerge by Wolf Richter • Mar 29, 2017 • 173 Comments This isn’t the Industrial Revolution.
Auto Industry Resorts to Biggest Incentives Ever Just to Slow the Decline in Sales by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2017 • 59 Comments Last time automakers tried this was in 2009!
This Is How Out-Of-Whack US Trade Relationships Really Are by Wolf Richter • Feb 7, 2017 • 94 Comments After 25 years of apathy.
Dow Companies Report Worst Revenues since 2010, Dow Rises to 20,000 (LOL?) by Wolf Richter • Jan 29, 2017 • 46 Comments Wall Street hocus-pocus has done an awesome job.
