SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Co.’s labor union has warned that the 25 percent automotive tariffs being considered by President Donald Trump could jeopardize 20,000 factory jobs in Alabama.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Construction of the Toyota-Mazda assembly plant here has been “temporarily suspended” so that researchers can determine if the project will adversely affect the habitat of an endangered fish.

It took 40 years, but we now know that hot dogs and apple pie aren't the only things baseball and automakers (and their suppliers) have in common. Another thing is enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which gathers and disseminates critical management information across an entire organization.

Nothing embodied the freedom of the 1960s better than a sports car. Italian automaker Alfa Romeo (AR) understood this, and in 1962 introduced its first four-door compact executive car: the Guilia.

Increasing demand for smart devices and embedded intelligence is driving manufacturers in a variety of industries to invest in new production tools and technologies. Additive manufacturing, advanced sensors, augmented reality, cloud-based computing, collaborative robots and digital twins are just a few of the many trends transforming factory floors today.