CHICAGO, IL—The 2022 award was presented on Sept. 16, 2022, at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show at McCormick Place in Chicago by Harry Moser, founder, and president of the Reshoring Initiative. The award honors companies that have effectively reshored products, parts, or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating, casting, or machining, including additive manufacturing. 

As supply chain attacks continue to increase, securing the supply chain is at the forefront of lawmakers’ minds. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order earlier this year that directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create guidance “identifying practices that enhance the security of the software supply chain.”

The goal is to reduce computational costs and accelerate Volkswagen’s adoption of quantum computers to develop battery materials that are safer, lighter, and more cost-effective.

Rivian Automotive is recalling more than 12,000 vehicles – nearly every EV it has made to date – to double-check that a fastener in the vehicles' steering assembly was properly tightened. The defect involves a fastener in the front suspension that may not have been tightened fully in some vehicles.

Audi is the latest automaker looking to shift its strategy after the historic Inflation Reduction Act passed in August. The Inflation Reduction Act provides tax credits for buying electric vehicles in the US.

IRVINE, CA— Rivian Automotive Inc.’s shares rose after the automaker reported progress in ramping up production and reaffirmed its goal to build 25,000 electric vehicles this year.

DETROIT—GM posted a double-digit gain in third-quarter sales on improved supplies of hard-to-find computer chips, allowing it to best Toyota Motor Corp. by some 30,000 vehicles. 

TAMPA, FL—An easy-to-use interlocking system enables manufacturers and end-users to stack multiple Don’t Die lithium batteries for optimum power.

BEIJING—China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology agency said last week that the country's automobile sector is back to normal, with both output and sales in May increasing more than 50 percent from April. Major suppliers SAIC Motor and SKF concur.