Category: Factories and Manufacturing

Boeing Agrees to Plead Guilty to Felony in Deal With Justice Department

As part of the deal, stemming from fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the company agreed to pay a fine of nearly half a billion dollars and strengthen its safety programs.

U.S. Said to Seek Boeing Guilty Plea to Avoid Trial in 737 Max Crashes

The Justice Department told victims’ families that it would propose a nearly $244 million fine and three years of company oversight to settle a fraud charge.

Boeing Sanctioned by NTSB Over Disclosures on 737 Max Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing had improperly released information about the blowout of a panel on an Alaska Airlines flight.

A Big Decision for Boeing’s Next C.E.O.: Is It Time for a New Plane?

Some analysts say building a new plane soon would help the company regain ground it has lost to Airbus. But doing so would be difficult and expensive.

Biden’s China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods

The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.

UAW Loses Unionization Vote at Mercedes Factories in Alabama

The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.

Few Chinese Electric Cars Are Sold in U.S., but Industry Fears a Flood

Automakers in the United States and their supporters welcomed President Biden’s tariffs, saying they would protect domestic manufacturing and jobs from cheap Chinese vehicles.

‘It Is Desolate’: China’s Glut of Unused Car Factories

Manufacturers like BYD, Tesla and Li Auto are cutting prices to move their electric cars. For gasoline-powered vehicles, the surplus of factories is even worse.