Think of Ineos becoming the sponsor of Team Sky as the cycling equivalent of the New England Patriots suddenly becoming known as the M. Holland Patriots. Or the Extreme Tool && Engineering Patriots. (Sorry. Employees at the Upper Penninsula of Michigan toolmaker Extreme would probably much prefer to own the Packers.)

There's still a perception that women aren't a big presence in manufacturing or plastics, and I'm just as guilty as anyone else as falling back into old stereotypes of what a “typical” CEO will look like.

There's still a perception that women aren't a big presence in manufacturing or plastics, and I'm just as guilty as anyone else as falling back into old stereotypes of what a “typical” CEO will look like.

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Nissan Motor Co. and its Infiniti brand instead showcased EVs that look more like sedans seen on the road now, which are a vision for what the Japanese automaker could put on the road in just a few years.

No one company, no matter how big, can do everything that the auto industry will need in the next 10 years, says Magna Exteriors Global President Grahame Burrow.

The LC convertible concept from Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury brand won the inaugural Eyes On Design automotive exterior lighting award Jan. 15 in Detroit.

The electric vehicle is coming, automakers and industry watchers say. That means a new emphasis on lightweight parts, plastics-intensive battery components and shift away from "normal."

All that data being collected as part of Industry 4.0 is important well beyond the factory floor.

If you're trying to sell your company these days, don't be surprised if possible buyers have some new questions about more than your sales and profit margin.

Procter && Gamble Co. rolled out new Tide packaging designed for e-commerce, that used less packaging. The internet only saw something new to joke about.

California Republican Jeff Denham, owner of Denham Plastics LLC, has lost his bid to retain a U.S. House seat in a district that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential race.

After seven years of nominations, the status is no longer hazy for the Magic 8 Ball when it comes to the Toy Hall of Fame.

Sometimes, it seems, carbon fiber is just going into new high-profile places in the auto industry because it's cool and a great marketing gimmick.

To compete as both an automaker and an supplier, companies must embrace manufacturing practices that allow them to be flexible, and the technology within Industry 4.0 provides that ability to shift production quickly.

It works this way: Selected participants order groceries online from one Walmart store in Chandler, Ariz. Walmart staffers get the items off the shelves and bag them. A Waymo autonomous car then picks them up, takee them to Walmart, then drives them home.