David McHugh

AP Business Writer

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.

In this file photo, an employee attaches a Mercedes emblem as he works on a Mercedes-Benz S-class car at the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen, Germany.

Cost Controls, Luxury Sales Help Daimler Weather Pandemic

The bottom line improved on $3.2 billion from 2019, even as top-line revenue fell 11% to $186.3 billion.

In this file photo, a container ship passes the Ford car plant in Cologne, Germany.

Ford to Go All-Electric in Europe by 2030

Ford will spend $1 billion to turn a German factory into its base for battery-powered car production.

FILE - In this file photo, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during a panel discussion.

1st Woman, African Chosen to Lead World Trade Organization

Okonjo-Iweala, 66, was named director-general by representatives of the 164 countries that make up the WTO.

CEO of Volkswagen Herbert Diess introduces the new VW ID.3 at the IAA Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany.

Volkswagen Board Issues Vote of Confidence in CEO

The vote gives a public show of support for the automaker's push into digital and electric cars.

The advertising label of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.

OPEC, Russia to Nudge up Oil Output After Hit from Pandemic

Oil producing countries face a dilemma: producing more increases their revenues but could send prices lower.

In this Dec. 19, 2019 file photo, the advertising label of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, shines at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Leaders of the OPEC cartel are meeting virtually to decide how much oil their countries should produce as the coronavirus stifles demand for fuel. They’re expected to extend production cuts into the new year in an effort to boost prices.

OPEC Talks on Production Hit Snag

Oil producing countries face a difficult situation.

A wheel on a BMW car is on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show.

Luxury Vehicles, Booming Sales in China Boost BMW Profits

The company said an earlier decision to focus on the upper luxury segment was paying off.

In this Thursday, April 30, 2020 file photo, an employee attaches a Mercedes emblem as he works on a Mercedes-Benz S-class car at the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, is reporting third-quarter earnings on Friday Oct. 22, 2020.

Daimler Rebounds After Lockdowns, Raises Outlook

The automaker now expects full-year operating earnings to equal those from 2019, before the virus.

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Nikola Founder Quits Amid Allegations

The company is accused of lying about key features of its vehicles, such as stenciling “hydrogen electric” on a vehicle powered by natural gas.

An electric car stand at a loading station of a car dealer in Bad Homburg, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020.

Europeans Bought More Electric Cars During Lockdown

The new figures come as automakers ramp up electric car production.

In this May 28, 2020, file photo, a passenger wears personal protective equipment on a Delta Airlines flight after landing at Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport, in Minneapolis. Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isn’t working.

Airlines Struggle to Convince Wary Public that Travel Is Safe

Globally, air travel is down more than 85% from a year ago.