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Detroit Aims to Become Center of U.S. Drone Manufacturing

By: Farah Stockman and Sylvia Jarrus
The state, known for making cars, is spending millions to entice drone manufacturers that can bring new business to auto suppliers.

“Frankly, we wouldn’t be able to afford 420,000 square feet in downtown San Francisco,” said Keith Miao, the founder of Birdstop, a drone start-up in Detroit.

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With a New Nigeria Refinery, Africa’s Richest Man Wants ‘to Rescue the Country’

By: Dionne Searcey
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has an ambitious vision for the continent’s most populous nation, but hurdles stand in his way.

Aliko Dangote at home in Lagos, Nigeria, last month.

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Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes

By: Jack Ewing
The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.

Electric vehicles at a Volkswagen plant in Dresden, Germany. The company is an extreme example of how difficult it has been for foreign automakers to cope in the U.S. car market.

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How One German Toymaker Made Money Despite U.S. Tariffs

By: Melissa Eddy
A combination of strategic planning, good timing and a long-awaited product helped the maker of electronic story boxes weather the onset of tariffs.

A popular audio player, Toniebox. Toy sales in the United States are up, despite new tariffs, which contributed to, on average, a 4 percent increase in retail prices, according to Circana, a marketing research firm.

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Can This Isolated British Island Keep Its Economy Afloat?

By: Peter Eavis and Catherine Hyland
The Isle of Wight, known for its beaches and a rock festival that featured Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan, has had setbacks in manufacturing, but there have also been bright spots.

The Isle of Wight, England’s biggest island and home to more than 140,000 people, is more cut off than most.

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Europe’s Dilemma: Build a Military Industry or Keep Relying on the U.S.

By: Steven Erlanger and Jeanna Smialek
Europeans have agreed to pay more for arms and want to spend it at home. But can its manufacturers rush to compete with dominant U.S. firms?

A large-scale NATO military exercise involving nine allied nations, earlier this year.

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Trump’s Trade and Tax Policies Start to Stall U.S. Battery Boom

By: Rebecca F. Elliott
Battery companies are slowing construction or reconsidering big investments in the United States because of tariffs on China and the proposed rollback of tax credits.

Group14 Technologies, a start-up, slowed the construction of a battery materials factory in Moses Lake, Wash., after its customers in China balked at paying higher tariffs.

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Trump Pledges to Double Tariffs on Foreign Steel and Aluminum to 50%

President Trump made the announcement at a U.S. Steel factory outside Pittsburgh.

President Trump visiting a steel plant in West Mifflin, Pa., on Friday.

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5 Takeaways From an Investigation Into Hysterectomies in India’s Sugar Industry

By: Megha Rajagopalan
Indebted workers, facing brutal working conditions, are pushed to get hysterectomies as a treatment for routine ailments. Sugar mills disclaim responsibility.

Loading sugar cane to transport it to mills in the Satara district of India’s Maharashtra State in March last year. Laborers often work in couples, paid through contractors.

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Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles

By: Jack Ewing and Ben Dooley
The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.

Rachel Culin plans to sell her Toyota Prius after recently buying a Chevrolet Bolt.

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Labor Groups Target Hyundai — and Biden — Over Transition to Electric

By: Jonathan Weisman
A coalition of unions and civic groups is pushing one of the world’s largest automakers to protect and train workers in return for federal money under President Biden’s signature laws.

Chung Eui-sun, left, executive chairman of Hyundai Motor Group; Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, center; and José Muñoz, president and chief operating officer of Hyundai at the official groundbreaking for Hyundai’s plant in Ellabell, Ga., in 2022.

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