Jeff Karoub

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

Gina Peoples, right, of Detroit, a volunteer with The Parade Company, takes a selfie in front of the newly named TCF Center in downtown Detroit Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Politicians, executives and VIPs gathered at what had been known as Cobo Center since 1960 for the renaming announcement.

Detroit Expo Hall Swaps Name

The expo center's original name honored a former mayor known for racist and segregationist policies.

Jeep vehicles are parked outside the Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Fiat Chrysler announced plans on Tuesday for a new Jeep factory, the city's first new auto plant in a generation, as part of a $4.5 billion manufacturing expansion in southeast Michigan. FCA said it would convert the Mack Avenue Engine factory to an assembly plant for the next-generation Jeep Grand Cherokee and make an investment at Jefferson North Assembly Plant to retool and modernize the factory for continued production of the Dodge Durango.

Detroit Needs Training Before Job Boom

The city already is taking steps to ensure it can provide enough skilled workers for Fiat Chrysler's new 6,500-job investment.

Fiat Chrysler Chief Operating Officer Mark Stewart stands with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as he announces plans for Fiat Chrysler to build a new assembly plant include $12 million in tax abatements over a dozen years and 200 acres of land during a news conference in Detroit, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Mayor Mike Duggan's office said that the city will work with the state on other incentives for the automaker's $1.6 billion investment to convert its Mack Avenue Engine Complex into a new facility. The city has 60 days to get the land, 170 acres of which is owned by the city, a power utility, a public water authority and a family of prominent wealthy businessmen.

Fiat Chrysler to Add 6,500 Jobs

The $4.5 billion plan includes building the first new auto assembly plant in Detroit in almost three decades.

Signage for automakers Volkswagen, Acura, Chevrolet and Ford, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This year's North American International Auto Show scarcely looks different: There are gleaming vehicles, bright lights and flashy displays. But a few things are missing: BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi and Mazda.

Major Automakers Skip Detroit

After traversing the event's massive exhibition space and ticking off the automakers, you'll notice what's not there.

The GAC Entranze concept electric vehicle is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Detroit, Mich.

Trade War Delays Chinese Automaker

Company president Yu Jun said the 25 percent auto tariffs would cause prices to rise to the point that GAC's cars aren't competitive.

The 2019 Veloster is presented during the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Detroit.

Will Anyone Buy These New Small Cars?

Small cars are having a tough time getting buyers to look their way as SUVs grow in popularity.

Henio Arcangeli Jr., Sr. Vice President Automobile Division for American Honda Motor Co., Inc, stands in front of the 2018 Honda Accord, which won the North American Car of the Year, at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Detroit.

This Year's Car, Truck of the Year

The judges evaluate finalists on value, innovation, design, performance, safety, technology and driver satisfaction.

Alejandra Billegas, of Detroit, presses The White Strips 'De Stijl' album during Third Man Records Cass Corridor grand opening of the pressing plant to the public, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017 in Detroit. Detroit-raised rocker Jack White is building on a vision to blend music and manufacturing in a part of his hometown that long inspired him. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and producer is overseeing the launch of a vinyl record pressing plant in the back of his Third Man Records shop north of downtown Detroit.

Rocker Jack White Opens Vinyl Pressing Plant in Detroit

The eight presses represent some of the first newly built machines installed in the U.S. in more than three decades — corresponding with a vinyl revival.

The new Honda Odyssey minivan is unveiled at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, in Detroit.

Honda Goes Higher-Tech with Odyssey

Try the intercom.

In this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 photo, bricks are falling off the exterior wall of a house sitting over a sinkhole, in Fraser, Mich. The major sinkhole disrupted the holiday season in Fraser, a Detroit suburb of roughly 14,500 people about 15 miles north of downtown and five miles west of the Great Lakes waterway of Lake St. Clair.

Major Sinkhole Disrupts Holiday Season

About two dozen homes have been evacuated after the Christmas Eve sewer collapse.

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6 More Workers Charged in Flint Water Crisis

It's the second round of charges stemming from the water crisis.