Gleason Corporation

GM, Ford, and Fiat-Chrysler | March 13, 2020

All three major Detroit carmakers issued a similar set of directions for their workers on Friday, March 13: Keep working, but do it at home if possible. The first to issue the directive was Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles. On March 12, FCA reported a worker at their Kokomo, Indiana plant had tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Later that day, a spokesperson for FCA told Bloomberg News that the Italian-American carmaker had ...

AGCO Corporation | August 18, 2020

AGCO (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, is shifting its marketing approach to a mix of virtual and hybrid events in response to the coronavirus pandemic. AGCO will consequently not participate in EIMA International 2021 in Bologna, Italy. “While EIMA has been a valuable part of our marketing plan for years, we are suspending our participation in light of a still rapidly-evolving coronavirus pandemic,” sai...

Faurecia | January 28, 2020

Technological advances are transforming every aspect of our lives, from virtual personal assistants to autonomous vehicle features. These advancements are moving even more quickly in manufacturing environments, where technologies such as automated guided vehicles and augmented reality play significant roles in our production process. It’s no exaggeration to say the automotive industry is experiencing more disruption now than it has in its entire history. New entrants such as Tesla and Chin...

Freedonia Focus Reports | July 18, 2020

US demand for soybean products is forecast to increase less than 1.0% annually in volume terms through 2024, according to Soybean Products: United States, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports. Suppliers will benefit from expected increases in US output of animal feed and manufacturing activity, which are in turn bolstered by population growth and consumer spending. However, the domestic market for soybean products is largely mature, and competition from other types of feedstock ...