U.S. auto industry workers return to jobs amid concerns of second virus wave; UK manufacturers push back against 14-day quarantine plan; European investment plunge raises fears for future growth; Due To COVID-19, Manufacturing Will Experience Five Years Of Innovation In The Next 18 Months.

1. WEEK 20 IN MANUFACTURING
NEWS

2. U.S. auto industry workers return to jobs amid concerns of second virus wave;
UK manufacturers push back against 14-day quarantine plan; European
investment plunge raises fears for future growth; Due To COVID-19,
Manufacturing Will Experience Five Years Of Innovation In The Next 18 Months.

3. Factory workers began returning to assembly lines in Michigan on Monday, paving the way
to reopen the U.S. auto sector but stoking fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections
as strict lockdowns are eased across the country.
Much is at stake. The auto sector accounts for 6% of U.S. economic output and employs
more than 835,000 Americans.
Source: Reuters.
U.S. auto industry workers return to jobs
amid concerns of second virus wave

4. Key sectors warn of disruption to production, supply shortages, and more job losses
The government is facing growing opposition from industry over its plans to impose a 14-
day quarantine on travelers arriving from overseas, with all five key manufacturing sectors
(automotive, aviation, chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries) warning the measure
could disrupt production, leading to supply shortages and further job losses.
Source: Financial Times.
UK manufacturers push back against 14-
day quarantine plan

5. Investment in the eurozone has plummeted in recent weeks, creating a drag on the
continent’s economy that economists warn is likely to last even after companies and workers
emerge from coronavirus lockdowns.
Across the region, capital expenditure has contracted sharply, according to data for
countries that have published detailed gross domestic product data, while borrowing to
invest has dropped across the eurozone, reflecting businesses’ rising cash needs and
plummeting output.
Source: Financial Times.
European investment plunge raises fears
for future growth

6. Between solutions that leverage the power of the cloud for visibility and automation that
optimizes work, necessity will drive invention: manufacturers will do five years of innovation
in the next 18 months.
Adoption of cloud data will unlock remote oversight, remote work, and optimization
Automation has an unprecedented opportunity
Necessity will drive adoption first, then more innovation
Source: Forbes.
Due To COVID-19, Manufacturing Will
Experience Five Years Of Innovation In The
Next 18 Months

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