Tesla's Optimus Robot Faces Production Setbacks, Report Says
Tesla reportedly built only a few hundred Optimus robots a week last month, far short of its 20,000-a-week goal, according to a new report.
Tesla reportedly built only a few hundred Optimus robots a week last month, far short of its 20,000-a-week goal, according to a new report.

The automaker's first factory dedicated to its heavy-duty Semi trucks is opening in Sparks, Nevada, as Tesla looks to expand into the trucking market.
A look inside AT&S's Malaysia plant examines why IC substrates, the base layers beneath AI chips, are becoming a key bottleneck as AI demand grows.
The startup is developing small, light motors that use no rare-earth magnets, targeting drones, fans, and robots.
Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory has produced more than 4.5 million vehicles, accounting for over 45% of the company's global output, Musk says.

The Special Investment Facilitation Council says its coordination resolved issues that had disrupted the company's industrial facility in Dhabeji, Sindh.

Northern Ireland's economic output rose 2.3% in the year to June, a period that has coincided with export growth for local manufacturers.

Northern Ireland's economic output, broadly equivalent to UK GDP, grew in the year to June, with local manufacturers citing global export demand.

A photograph captured routine processing work at a salt factory, where blocks are weighed before being packed into bags for distribution.
Nissan may add a third shift at its Smyrna, Tennessee plant, potentially creating hundreds or thousands of jobs, according to CNBC.
China's output dropped 3.7% year-on-year, while Turkiye's production rose 6.8% over January-August.

Rolls-Royce has signed a multi-million-pound deal that will see 18 engines built and maintained at its Derby aerospace centre.

Cutlery exports from Pakistan grew during the first two months of the 2026-27 financial year compared with the same period a year earlier, according to official data.

Transport equipment manufacturing, including aircraft and shipbuilding, recorded the highest year-on-year growth in the period.

The new electric SUVs will be built on a new production line at Bentley's historic Crewe base, its home since 1946.

As the continent's car industry faces a prolonged downturn, some auto executives are hoping increased European defense spending could offer new industrial opportunities.

The BBC's Business Daily profiles an entrepreneur who established a manufacturing operation in China serving large retail clients.
The state defense conglomerate says careful material and printing choices cut production time and cost.
UAC CEO Vadim Badekha said growth would increasingly come from civilian aircraft production, according to TASS.
Ukrinform reports the attack on Boiarka destroyed the main production and warehouse facilities of a Vents equipment manufacturer.