MANUFACTURING

Boeing and Airbus show contrasting performances in 2026, with Boeing facing recovery challenges and Airbus benefiting from a strong order backlog and production ramp. Analysts provide mixed ratings for both companies.

Coca-cola Amatil announced on Wednesday that it would close its Thebarton facility in South Australia.

Australian manufacturing levels hit record highs for the ninth consecutive month in March, with the sector outgrowing US and Europe expansions.

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may not be able to meet its Apple A10 chips manufacturing target due to the large earthquake that ripped Taiwan recently.

Cars flying may no longer be a mere fiction.

Australian chemicals company, Orica, announced on Tuesday that it filed an application for toxic waste material to be shipped to France

Energy Online makes UFO Sighting an advertising campaign for cheaper electricity services.

General Motors has recalled 2.7 million vehicles for safety issues like faulty brake lights.

Car owners and drivers may soon bid goodbye to car washes. Nissan has recently unraveled the prototype of a "self-cleaning" car.

With so many stories behind the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, many people are now confused between the fact and fiction behind its abrupt disappearance. The mystery of the flight's vanishing act has left the world wondering that even the world's top air safety authorities are still in the dark on the technicalities and its disappearance is simply inexplicable.

Australia's car manufacturing would die by 2017, while about 50,000 workers from the supporting industry would become jobless. That would be on top of 2,500 Toyota employees also joining the ranks of the unemployed in less than four years from now.

Kalgoorie Super Pit extends mining to 2029, the company announces

Canada's Quebec have enough heavy rare earths minerals to spur the demand for electric cars in the future, a study made by the KPMG-SECOR commissioned by Matamec Explorations Inc. and Toyotsu Rare Earth Canada (TRECan) had revealed recently.

Toyota, allegedly, is using Holden's closure to compel workers to accept poorer work conditions.

Qantas staff will start wearing the controversial uniform modeled by Miranda Kerr starting Thursday, Dec 12.

Prime Minsiter Tony Abbott is reportedly replacing Holden cars with BMW bomb-free cars

The A$2.8 billion ($2.6 billion) takeover bid submitted by US foods giant Archer Daniels Midland to acquire Australian grains handling company GrainCorp has been rejected.

Australia’s very first F-35 underway its production in Forth Worth, Texas

By 2016, Australia will be having its quietest hospital. For completion in three year's time, the new Royal Adelaide Hospital will be housing 800 beds with state-of-the-art facilities, including a helipad sitting atop its southwest corner.

JetBlue (JBLU) is a stock worth considering after all

Australian packaging major, Amcor Ltd., is strengthening its position in the growing Indian packaging sector to achieve organic and inorganic growth. Meanwhile, reports say, the company plans to split its divisions - retaining its plastics divisions and establishing a new company for its other units.

With millions of dollars worth of fruits and vegetables going to waste each year, due to inadequate storage infrastructure, India has sought expertise from New Zealand for the development of cold storage facilities in the country.

Reports of a strong manufacturing sector emanating from China lifted market spirits and held out some hope for the Australian and New Zealand currency on Monday. Along with the upbeat news from China was U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional approval for possible action against Syria.

Vinnies CEO Sleepout invites all business leaders and CEO to experience how it is to be homeless on Thursday, June 20.

Toyota Australia reported on Tuesday after tax profit of $149 million for financial year that ended March 31. It ended a three-year losing streak for the Japanese carmaker.

What previously was a struggling industry in the United States is now a booming area. The auto industry just recently announced its plans of going on a hiring spree. Car makers and suppliers are on the hunt for technicians, engineers and factory workers to satisfy the increasing demand and build the next generation cars.

Hundreds of Ford workers in Australia were in shock as the company announced its plan to shut down operations by October 2016. As the news broke out, hundreds of workers were devastated. It did not matter whether they worked there since three decades back – people will lose their jobs in three years time.

Italy’s maritime safety was again put into question

To combat fake online pharmacies selling Viagra, Pfizer launches its own website to sell directly to its customers