Rivian Cuts DOE Loan to $4.5B, Slashes Georgia Plant Capacity by 100K Units
Rivian has renegotiated its U.S. Department of Energy loan from $6.57 billion to $4.5 billion and reduced its Georgia plant’s ...
Region: North America
US Supply Chain Shift After Tariffs: 5 Charts
According to www.library.hbs.edu, US imports from China have fallen to near-2001 levels following tariff implementation, accelerating a pre-existing shift toward ...
USMCA Boosts North America Trade Integration: Mexico Tops US Trade at $873B
According to Brookings, USMCA compliance among Mexican and Canadian exports to the U.S. rose to nearly 80% of trade value ...
Volvo & Mack Q1 Sales Drop 34% Amid 25%-30% Output Cuts
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks reported a combined 34% drop in Q1 2026 sales to 9,486 trucks due ...
First Boeing 777-8F Spotted at Everett Factory; 68 Orders Secured
The first near fully formed Boeing 777-8F freighter has been spotted at Boeing’s Everett factory, per Air Cargo News. Assembly ...
Data Center Demand Drives 66% Surge in Gas Plant Costs
Data center demand has driven a 66% surge in natural gas power plant construction costs — from under $1,500/kW in ...
Lithium Battery Fire Halts LA/Long Beach Port Terminals
According to www.supplychainbrain.com, lithium battery fire-related closures hit multiple terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on ...
Tech Cuts 40% of Supply Chain Emissions
According to sponsored.bloomberg.com, circularity, efficiency gains, and renewable energy could cut nearly 40% of supply chain emissions with minimal pricing ...
AI-Ready Scalability: 75% of Hiring to Require AI Readiness by 2027
Cortessia Limited’s analysis reveals that uneven growth—not speed—causes platform breakdown, with five key pressure points including handoff layers and aging ...
Global Smartphone SoC Shipments Drop 8% Amid Supply Chain Disruption
Global smartphone SoC shipments fell 8% YoY in Q1 2026 amid a worsening memory shortage, according to Counterpoint Research. Memory ...
