Tesla's Optimus robot hands out popcorn at a mall in Berlin. Since it began selling electric vehicles in 2008, Tesla has positioned itself as an unconventional carmaker compared to incumbents. But ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. While the plant's hot mill, where aluminum sheet is made, is expected to be back in ...

Nobody has ever called a 7.3-liter engine "normal," but with the elimination of the 6.8-liter monster that used to stand as ...

EV newcomer Slate Auto may not have launched its flagship truck to market yet, but it has done an excellent job of keeping the public up to date on the progress of reconfiguring a manufacturing plant ...

Automakers are racing to build the first car plant where robots, not people, handle every task from welding to final inspection. The vision of a fully automated “dark factory” is no longer science ...

Scriba, N.Y. – Fifteen years ago, Novelis Inc. made a decision that would turn its factory in the tiny Oswego County town of Scriba into a powerhouse in the automotive aluminum market. It bet that ...