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Motorized Vehicle Manufacturing Industry Report 2022

The 2022 edition of the Motorized Vehicle Manufacturing Industry Report is available as a digital magazine. Links to individual articles are below.
As the auto industry shifts to EVs, disruptions are occurring.

An Industry in Transition

July 14, 2022
The automotive industry is in transition, but perhaps not the type of transition that many analysts, forecasters, and company executives expected.
Mike Ramsey
By Mike Ramsey VP Analyst, Automotive and Smart Mobility, Gartner Inc.

Techviews

  • PRESS RELEASES

    Starrett, Gerstner Partner to Offer Limited Edition Wooden Machinist Tool Chests

    PRESS RELEASE: The L.S. Starrett Co. November 18, 2025
    The L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has announced that it has partnered with H. Gerstner & Sons to offer 120 limited edition, American-made, Starrett machinist wooden tool chests. The Starrett 200WCR chests are replicas of the classic and treasured 1950s Starrett 200W chest design and will be available to order this year now through Dec. 19, for estimated delivery in March 2026, to anywhere in the continental U.S. from Gerstner’s legendary Dayton, Ohio facility. The offer celebrates the enduring legacy of the Starrett and Gerstner partnership and coincides with Gerstner’s 120th anniversary.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Heule Precision Tools Introduces VEX Tooling

    PRESS RELEASE: Heule Precision Tools November 18, 2025
    Heule Precision Tools, a leader in precision hole-finishing technology, introduces VEX tooling, which drills and chamfers in a single step for increased efficiency and precision. Designed with a solid carbide tip and a patented SNAP chamfering system, VEX tooling is available from 5 mm to 17 mm. Regardless of size, a convex cutting edge ensures high drilling performance and short, manageable chips, even in long chipping materials.
  • NEWS DESK

    Methods Machine Tools Introduces Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex

    PRESS RELEASE: Method Machine Tools Inc. November 18, 2025
    Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, has brought the Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex to the U.S. machine tool market.

Electric Vehicles

  • PRESS RELEASES

    Starrett, Gerstner Partner to Offer Limited Edition Wooden Machinist Tool Chests

    PRESS RELEASE: The L.S. Starrett Co. November 18, 2025
    The L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has announced that it has partnered with H. Gerstner & Sons to offer 120 limited edition, American-made, Starrett machinist wooden tool chests. The Starrett 200WCR chests are replicas of the classic and treasured 1950s Starrett 200W chest design and will be available to order this year now through Dec. 19, for estimated delivery in March 2026, to anywhere in the continental U.S. from Gerstner’s legendary Dayton, Ohio facility. The offer celebrates the enduring legacy of the Starrett and Gerstner partnership and coincides with Gerstner’s 120th anniversary.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Heule Precision Tools Introduces VEX Tooling

    PRESS RELEASE: Heule Precision Tools November 18, 2025
    Heule Precision Tools, a leader in precision hole-finishing technology, introduces VEX tooling, which drills and chamfers in a single step for increased efficiency and precision. Designed with a solid carbide tip and a patented SNAP chamfering system, VEX tooling is available from 5 mm to 17 mm. Regardless of size, a convex cutting edge ensures high drilling performance and short, manageable chips, even in long chipping materials.
  • NEWS DESK

    Methods Machine Tools Introduces Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex

    PRESS RELEASE: Method Machine Tools Inc. November 18, 2025
    Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, has brought the Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex to the U.S. machine tool market.

Manufacturing Technology

  • PRESS RELEASES

    Starrett, Gerstner Partner to Offer Limited Edition Wooden Machinist Tool Chests

    PRESS RELEASE: The L.S. Starrett Co. November 18, 2025
    The L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has announced that it has partnered with H. Gerstner & Sons to offer 120 limited edition, American-made, Starrett machinist wooden tool chests. The Starrett 200WCR chests are replicas of the classic and treasured 1950s Starrett 200W chest design and will be available to order this year now through Dec. 19, for estimated delivery in March 2026, to anywhere in the continental U.S. from Gerstner’s legendary Dayton, Ohio facility. The offer celebrates the enduring legacy of the Starrett and Gerstner partnership and coincides with Gerstner’s 120th anniversary.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Heule Precision Tools Introduces VEX Tooling

    PRESS RELEASE: Heule Precision Tools November 18, 2025
    Heule Precision Tools, a leader in precision hole-finishing technology, introduces VEX tooling, which drills and chamfers in a single step for increased efficiency and precision. Designed with a solid carbide tip and a patented SNAP chamfering system, VEX tooling is available from 5 mm to 17 mm. Regardless of size, a convex cutting edge ensures high drilling performance and short, manageable chips, even in long chipping materials.
  • NEWS DESK

    Methods Machine Tools Introduces Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex

    PRESS RELEASE: Method Machine Tools Inc. November 18, 2025
    Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, has brought the Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex to the U.S. machine tool market.

Workforce

  • PRESS RELEASES

    Starrett, Gerstner Partner to Offer Limited Edition Wooden Machinist Tool Chests

    PRESS RELEASE: The L.S. Starrett Co. November 18, 2025
    The L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of precision measuring tools and gages, metrology systems and more, has announced that it has partnered with H. Gerstner & Sons to offer 120 limited edition, American-made, Starrett machinist wooden tool chests. The Starrett 200WCR chests are replicas of the classic and treasured 1950s Starrett 200W chest design and will be available to order this year now through Dec. 19, for estimated delivery in March 2026, to anywhere in the continental U.S. from Gerstner’s legendary Dayton, Ohio facility. The offer celebrates the enduring legacy of the Starrett and Gerstner partnership and coincides with Gerstner’s 120th anniversary.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Heule Precision Tools Introduces VEX Tooling

    PRESS RELEASE: Heule Precision Tools November 18, 2025
    Heule Precision Tools, a leader in precision hole-finishing technology, introduces VEX tooling, which drills and chamfers in a single step for increased efficiency and precision. Designed with a solid carbide tip and a patented SNAP chamfering system, VEX tooling is available from 5 mm to 17 mm. Regardless of size, a convex cutting edge ensures high drilling performance and short, manageable chips, even in long chipping materials.
  • NEWS DESK

    Methods Machine Tools Introduces Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex

    PRESS RELEASE: Method Machine Tools Inc. November 18, 2025
    Methods Machine Tools Inc., a supplier of leading-edge precision machine tools and automation solutions, has brought the Nakamura-Tome NT-Flex to the U.S. machine tool market.