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Industrial production, factories, material shortages, trade restrictions, and supply-chain disruptions.

2,947 stories · 31 in 30 days · Updated Sep 28, 2026

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026310 stories
Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks↗ provenmetal.com · HN · 156 comments · 237 points · Aug 06, 2026
OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe↗ community.oneplus.com · HN · 366 comments · 600 points · Jul 16, 2026
Why jet engines aren't made in China↗ aakash.substack.com · HN · 315 comments · 314 points · Jul 01, 2026
American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis↗ kielinstitut.de · HN · 783 comments · 787 points · Jan 19, 2026
Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%↗ electrek.co · HN · 597 comments · 452 points · Jan 16, 2026
2025780 stories
US reportedly forcing TSMC to buy 49% stake in Intel to secure tariff relief↗ notebookcheck.net · HN · 519 comments · 454 points · Aug 05, 2025
America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back↗ molsonhart.com · HN · 992 comments · 842 points · Apr 15, 2025
Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 884 comments · 408 points · Apr 12, 2025
How a $2k 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured↗ 404media.co · HN · 465 comments · 376 points · Apr 10, 2025
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?↗ twitter.com · HN · 987 comments · 697 points · Apr 09, 2025
2024368 stories
The size of BYD's factory↗ twitter.com · HN · 615 comments · 370 points · Nov 24, 2024
The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair↗ gizmodo.com · HN · 244 comments · 576 points · Oct 18, 2024
Bike Manufacturers Are Making Bikes Less Repairable↗ ifixit.com · HN · 206 comments · 207 points · Oct 14, 2024
MFJ is ceasing its on-site production↗ mailchi.mp · HN · 112 comments · 171 points · Apr 26, 2024
What happened to the US machine tool industry?↗ construction-physics.com · HN · 211 comments · 230 points · Jan 18, 2024
2023423 stories
Toyota's Daihatsu to halt all vehicle shipments as safety scandal widens↗ cnbc.com · HN · 61 comments · 137 points · Dec 24, 2023
The U.S. steel industry is dying because of NIMBYism and de-industrialization↗ noahpinion.blog · HN · 12 comments · 21 points · Dec 22, 2023
Made in China 2025↗ en.wikipedia.org · HN · 24 comments · 33 points · Nov 17, 2023
Foxconn's Promise to Invest $10B in Wisconsin Is Now a Distant Memory↗ engadget.com · HN · 3 comments · 24 points · Sep 03, 2023
Ford to lay off workers as it focuses on electric vehicles↗ cnn.com · HN · 26 comments · 25 points · Jun 27, 2023
2022366 stories
I tried starting a manufacturing unit in India (2020)↗ superr.in · HN · 431 comments · 525 points · Oct 28, 2022
Hyundai investigating child labor in its U.S. supply chain↗ reuters.com · HN · 318 comments · 444 points · Oct 22, 2022
Supply chain issues are killing synth companies↗ synthtopia.com · HN · 311 comments · 335 points · Jul 13, 2022
Why America can’t build quickly anymore↗ fullstackeconomics.com · HN · 657 comments · 478 points · Mar 19, 2022
Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis↗ asia.nikkei.com · HN · 397 comments · 336 points · Feb 27, 2022
2021381 stories
Flexport CEO on how to fix the US supply chain crisis↗ twitter.com · HN · 267 comments · 290 points · Oct 22, 2021
Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant until 2022↗ reuters.com · HN · 478 comments · 492 points · Sep 30, 2021
Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%↗ bbc.com · HN · 694 comments · 567 points · Aug 19, 2021
The global chip shortage is starting to have consequences↗ cnbc.com · HN · 716 comments · 619 points · May 09, 2021
Jaguar Land Rover to suspend output due to chip shortage↗ bbc.com · HN · 327 comments · 363 points · Apr 23, 2021
2020319 stories
Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin↗ theverge.com · HN · 247 comments · 515 points · Oct 19, 2020
Moldova Shuts Down Bootleg Helicopter Factory↗ balkaninsight.com · HN · 161 comments · 301 points · Jul 01, 2020
Japan to fund firms to shift production out of China↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 439 comments · 513 points · Apr 09, 2020
GM’s CEO Offers to Make Ventilators in WWII-Style Mobilization↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 548 comments · 831 points · Mar 19, 2020
Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of U.S. companies↗ axios.com · HN · 261 comments · 319 points · Mar 11, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones↗ wsj.com · HN · 169 comments · 180 points · Sep 05, 2026
Hitachi to double US production of small and medium-sized power transformers↗ utilitydive.com · HN · 19 comments · 33 points · Sep 27, 2026
If you don't have the factories, you lose the expertise↗ lemire.me · HN · 11 comments · 41 points · Sep 24, 2026
Berlin-based Langdock moves its parent company from the US to Germany↗ euronews.com · HN · 27 comments · 56 points · Sep 16, 2026
Canada's counter-tariffs take effect on various US goods↗ france24.com · HN · 13 comments · 57 points · Sep 08, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

South African diamond mines are closing due to weak sales and lab-grown stones↗ wsj.com · HN · 169 comments · 180 points · Sep 05, 2026
Canada's counter-tariffs take effect on various US goods↗ france24.com · HN · 13 comments · 57 points · Sep 08, 2026
Berlin-based Langdock moves its parent company from the US to Germany↗ euronews.com · HN · 27 comments · 56 points · Sep 16, 2026
If you don't have the factories, you lose the expertise↗ lemire.me · HN · 11 comments · 41 points · Sep 24, 2026
Hitachi to double US production of small and medium-sized power transformers↗ utilitydive.com · HN · 19 comments · 33 points · Sep 27, 2026
Trump's war on EVs derailed America's auto-factory revival↗ economictimes.indiatimes.com · HN · 1 comments · 15 points · Sep 16, 2026
Sherline Auction of Its Manufacturing Machines↗ bidspotter.com · HN · 0 comments · 7 points · Sep 25, 2026
A $5k Bike Shows Why It's Hard to Build in America↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 0 comments · 6 points · Sep 23, 2026
U.S. auto companies call for ban on Chinese-made cars↗ thehill.com · HN · 7 comments · 5 points · Sep 04, 2026
EU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to avoid 'made in Europe' barriers↗ ft.com · HN · 1 comments · 4 points · Sep 27, 2026

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