Airbus Delivers First USA-Built Jet From Mobile, Alabama, Plant to JetBlue
The A321, named BluesMobile, was the first airliner Airbus assembled in the USA, seven months after the Mobile plant opened.
Ford to Export USA-Built F-150 Raptor From Dearborn to China
The Raptor became the first version of the F-150 offered in China, built at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan.
AP-GfK Poll: Most Shoppers Pick Lower Prices Over “Made in USA”
Nearly three in four said they would like to buy USA-made goods, but 67% would choose $50 imported pants over an $85 USA-made pair.
Stimulus-Funded Railcars Fall Years Behind Over USA-Made Requirements
A $352 million order for 130 cars, required to be built in the USA with domestic parts, risked missing a 2017 federal funding deadline.
Buffalo Tablet Maker BAK USA Grows After Microsoft Deal, Finds USA Assembly Costs Less Than Expected
BAK USA said assembling tablets in Buffalo cost less than 5% more than in China, well under the 20% it had expected.
PolitiFact Finds No TV Sets Labeled Made in USA
A March 2016 PolitiFact review found no televisions sold with a Made in USA label; a few companies only assembled sets in the USA from imported parts.
GSA Drops 11 Flatware Vendors’ False USA-Made Listings, Leaving Sherrill as the Only USA Maker
After a review, the GSA said 11 companies could no longer list overseas-made flatware as made in the USA on its federal buying site.
Marriott to Put USA-Made Towels in Nearly 3,000 U.S. Hotels, Creating 150 Jobs
Standard Textile will make the towels and bath mats in Georgia and South Carolina from U.S.-grown cotton, replacing towels made in Jordan.
Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to AG Jeans “Made in USA” Class Settlement
California buyers of AG products labeled Made in USA could get a $20 promo code or a pair of AG pants, and AG agreed to revise its labels.
Lands’ End Settles Suit Over Kids’ Necktie Sold as Made in USA but Made in China
Lands’ End agreed to give 38 California buyers full refunds plus interest for a kids’ necktie advertised online as Made in USA that was tagged Made in China.