Apple's future iPhones and Macs will use TSMC chips made in ArizonaThe 4nm and 3nm chips will be produced at TSMC's upcoming factory.By J. Fingas, 12.06.2022
Protests break out at a major iPhone factory in ChinaWorkers were reportedly angry over food, bonuses and COVID fears.By S. Dent, 11.23.2022
Foxconn closes Shenzhen factories after fresh COVID outbreakFoxconn's Shenzhen plant will briefly shut down to address the issue.By D. Cooper, 03.14.2022
GM sells its stake in troubled electric pickup maker Lordstown MotorsIt had invested $75 million with the company.By S. Dent, 03.02.2022
Tesla must pay $137 million in discrimination lawsuitA Black contract worker, Owen Diaz, had accused the company of racial abuse. By S. Dent, 10.05.2021
Rivian may build its first international EV factory in the UKThe company would need that scale to take on rivals like Tesla.By J. Fingas, 07.31.2021
Rivian is planning to build a second EV factory in the USThe company may also manufacture battery cells at the plant.By K. Holt, 07.22.2021
Ford, BMW and Honda cut production due to global chip crisisApple and Samsung are feeling the pain, too.By S. Shah, 04.29.2021
Foxconn drastically scales back plans for $10 billion Wisconsin factoryAfter promising 13,000 new jobs in the state, Foxconn will only create 1,454 positions.By K. Holt, 04.22.2021
Tesla factory reported hundreds of COVID-19 cases after reopeningElon Musk's eagerness to reopen may have had consequences.By J. Fingas, 03.13.2021
Tesla won't face a fight over California's latest COVID-19 restrictionsCalifornia's new curfew won't apply to Tesla's factory.By J. Fingas, 11.21.2020
White House said to be in talks with Intel, TSMC for US chip factoriesOfficials want to reduce the US' dependence on Asia for processors.By J. Fingas, 05.10.2020
Foxconn's contentious Wisconsin plant will be used to make ventilatorsThe Taiwanese company has partnered with healthcare company Medtronic.By R. England, 04.08.2020
Tesla reportedly orders factory workers to show up despite shelter orders (updated)The back-and-forth over whether Tesla is an essential business continues.By C. Fisher, 03.18.2020
Tesla must pause production at its Fremont factory to shelter in placeThe company has to follow the same rules as other non-essential businesses. By C. Fisher, 03.18.2020
Tesla reportedly omitted 'hundreds' of injuries from government reportsThe company recently claimed its injury record-keeping was 99 percent accurate.By I. Bonifacic, 03.06.2020
LG Display halts work at phone screen factory after coronavirus infectionThe shutdown might do harm beyond LG.By J. Fingas, 02.29.2020
Samsung temporarily shuts down phone factory following coronavirus caseThe virus outbreak is cutting a little too close to home.By J. Fingas, 02.22.2020
Tesla ordered to halt early work on its German GigafactoryActivists are worried about the EV plant's possible environmental impact.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2020
President Trump will visit Apple's Mac Pro factory on November 20thThis may be more about winning tariff exemptions than anything else.By J. Fingas, 11.17.2019