India - now the world's top exporter of smartphones to the US - will grapple with tariffs of 25% when the new rates kick in on August 7.. . Woodside, who ran Motorola under Google from May 2012 until it was sold to Lenovo in 2014, has advice for any company trying to make smartphones in America today: Don't underestimate how difficult it will be to find the right skilled workers - and keep them ...
Motorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.. . Woodside's experience underscores why many tech products like smartphones are largely assembled in Asia and South America rather than in America. ...
By May 2014, Motorola confirmed plans to shut the factory down and assemble the phone elsewhere.. . "There definitely were higher costs, which was challenging," Woodside said ...
top... abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.. . Woodside's experience underscores why many tech products like smartphones are largely assembled in Asia and South America rather than in America.
topIndia - now the world's top exporter of smartphones to the US - will grapple with tariffs of 25% when the new rates kick in on August 7.. . Woodside, who ran Motorola under Google from May 2012 until it was sold to Lenovo in 2014, has advice for any company...
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.
topBy May 2014, Motorola confirmed plans to shut the factory down and assemble the phone elsewhere.. . "There definitely were higher costs, which was challenging," Woodside said
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device
topEmployee work at a Foxconn factory in September 2021 in Zhengzhou, China. - VCG/Getty Images. Smartphone assembly, from what Woodside remembers, involved mounting small components like camera parts and chips onto a device - a task that he describes as requiring a lot of dexterity to do all day long
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.
topBy May 2014, Motorola confirmed plans to shut the factory down and assemble the phone elsewhere.. . "There definitely were higher costs, which was challenging," Woodside said.
topSmartphone assembly, from what Woodside remembers, involved mounting small components like camera parts and chips onto a device - a task that he describes as requiring a lot of dexterity to do all day long.
top- VCG/Getty Images. Smartphone assembly, from what Woodside remembers, involved mounting small components like camera parts and chips onto a device - a task that he describes as requiring a lot of dexterity to do all day long
topBy May 2014, Motorola confirmed plans to shut the factory down and assemble the phone elsewhere.. . "There definitely were higher costs, which was challenging," Woodside said
topWoodside's experience underscores why many tech products like smartphones are largely assembled in Asia and South America rather than in America.
topWoodside, who ran Motorola under Google from May 2012 until it was sold to Lenovo in 2014, has advice for any company trying to make smartphones in America today: Don't underestimate how difficult it will be to find the right skilled workers - and keep them
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.. . Woodside's experience underscores why many tech products like smartphones are largely assembled in Asia and South America rather...
top... Google from May 2012 until it was sold to Lenovo in 2014, has advice for any company trying to make smartphones in America today: Don't underestimate how difficult it will be to find the right skilled workers - and keep them.
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.. . Woodside's experience underscores why many tech products like smartphones are largely assembled in Asia and South America...
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.
topIndia - now the world's top exporter of smartphones to the US - will grapple with tariffs of 25% when the new rates kick in on August 7.. . Woodside, who ran Motorola under Google from May 2012 until it was sold to Lenovo in 2014, has advice for any company trying to make smartphones in America...
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device.. . Woodside's experience underscores why many tech products like smartphones are largely assembled in Asia and South America rather than in America
topMotorola shut down the Texas factory the following year and abandoned domestic assembly of the Moto X, its then-flagship phone meant to compete with the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device..
topIn 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to the country's fifth economic census published in December 2024.
topChina's approach to developing the talent required to fill manufacturing jobs is different from the United States, where technical training and vocational education vary based on the state or the industry, according to Sujai Shivakumar, director and fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
topIn 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to the country's fifth economic census published in December 2024.
topIn 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to the country's fifth economic census published in December 2024.
topApple CEO Tim Cook described what makes China's workforce ideal for smartphone manufacturing when speaking at a Fortune Magazine event in 2017, saying the country offers a combination of "craftsman" skills, "sophisticated robotics" and "the computer science world."
topThe situation is different in China, where the labor market to assemble smartphones is plentiful and the manufacturing sector has been booming. In 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to the country's fifth...
topThe situation is different in China, where the labor market to assemble smartphones is plentiful and the manufacturing sector has been booming. In 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to...
topThe situation is different in China, where the labor market to assemble smartphones is plentiful and the manufacturing sector has been booming. In 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according...
top... where the labor market to assemble smartphones is plentiful and the manufacturing sector has been booming. In 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to the country's fifth economic census published in December 2024.
topThat's lower than the roughly 15,000 manufacturing positions that were eliminated between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.
topThe situation is different in China, where the labor market to assemble smartphones is plentiful and the manufacturing sector has been booming. In 2023, roughly 123 million people were employed in manufacturing in China, the most of any industry, according to the country's...
topWoodside's experience touches on a reality those who follow trade and manufacturing know all too well: America is grappling with a skill and demand shortage that makes it difficult to fill factory jobs or onshore production of tech products like smartphones.. . The US manufacturing sector lost an estimated 11,000 jobs between June and July according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
top... between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.. . While Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were struggling with finding the right people before then and that Americans simply may not want factory jobs
topBut the phone didn't sell well enough to support efforts to assemble it stateside, with analysis firm Strategy Analytics reporting that only 500,000 had been sold in the third quarter of 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal report at the time
top... phone didn't sell well enough to support efforts to assemble it stateside, with analysis firm Strategy Analytics reporting that only 500,000 had been sold in the third quarter of 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal report at the time.
topBut the phone didn't sell well enough to support efforts to assemble it stateside, with analysis firm Strategy Analytics reporting that only 500,000 had been sold in the third quarter of 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal report at the time
topBut the phone didn't sell well enough to support efforts to assemble it stateside, with analysis firm Strategy Analytics reporting that only 500,000 had been sold in the third quarter of 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal report at the time
top... when speaking at a Fortune Magazine event in 2017, saying the country offers a combination of "craftsman" skills, "sophisticated robotics" and "the computer science world.". . Employee work at a Foxconn factory in September 2021 in Zhengzhou, China. - VCG/Getty Images. Employee work at a Foxconn factory in September 2021 in Zhengzhou, China
top"There was a segment of customers that said, 'Hey, if you produce products in the United States, I'm more likely to consider them," Dennis Woodside, the former CEO of Motorola and current CEO of enterprise software service provider Freshworks, told CNN.. . But those efforts were short lived.
topApple CEO Tim Cook described what makes China's workforce ideal for smartphone manufacturing when speaking at a Fortune Magazine event in 2017, saying the country offers a combination of "craftsman" skills, "sophisticated robotics" and "the...
top... than the roughly 15,000 manufacturing positions that were eliminated between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.. . While Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were struggling with finding the right people before then and that Americans simply...
top... phone didn't sell well enough to support efforts to assemble it stateside, with analysis firm Strategy Analytics reporting that only 500,000 had been sold in the third quarter of 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal report at the time. By May 2014, Motorola confirmed plans to shut the factory down and assemble the phone elsewhere.
top"There was a segment of customers that said, 'Hey, if you produce products in the United States, I'm more likely to consider them," Dennis Woodside, the former CEO of Motorola and current CEO of enterprise software service provider Freshworks, told CNN.
topAmong the biggest challenges Woodside encountered was training and retaining employees. Workers had plenty of other options, like jobs in retail or food service, making it difficult to attract and keep staff
topThat's lower than the roughly 15,000 manufacturing positions that were eliminated between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.. . While Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were struggling with finding the right people before then and that Americans...
top... roughly 15,000 manufacturing positions that were eliminated between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.. . While Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were struggling with finding the right people before then and that Americans simply may not...
top... those who follow trade and manufacturing know all too well: America is grappling with a skill and demand shortage that makes it difficult to fill factory jobs or onshore production of tech products like smartphones.. . The US manufacturing sector lost an estimated 11,000 jobs between June and July according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
top... 15,000 manufacturing positions that were eliminated between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.. . While Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were struggling with finding the right people before then and that Americans simply may not want factory...
topThat's lower than the roughly 15,000 manufacturing positions that were eliminated between May and June, but it's still one of the hardest-hit sectors in terms of job cuts for the past month.. . While Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were...
topWhile Trump's whiplash tariff policies have made it challenging to create new factory jobs, there's some evidence to suggest factories were struggling with finding the right people before then and that Americans simply may not want factory jobs