Durward K. Sobek II, associate professor of industrial engineering at Montana State University, recently spoke to a large IndustryWeek online audience about A3 thinking and A3 reports. It's a topic he ...

Confirming (or at least duplicating) reports from back in January, a new report out of Germany says the Audi A3 Sedan is still on track for the U.S. The plan is to leverage America's love for sedans ...

A3 thinking has become popular within the lean community, but not necessarily for all the right reasons. A3 Reports are simply a waste-free way for report writing and communication, but the basic ...

View post: This Widebody Rolls-Royce Dawn Completely Ditches the Iconic Grille Peter Schwarzenbauer, Audi AG board member for sales and marketing, tells Automotive News that, “If you look at this ...

2024 saw a notable shift as non-automotive industries captured a larger market share. Food and consumer goods emerged as the year’s fastest-growing sector, with robot orders surging by 65%. This ...

North American companies ordered 17,635 robots valued at $1.094 billion in the first six months of 2025. Automotive OEMS led industry growth with a 34% year-over-year increase in units ordered. Other ...

With a good chunk of new car buyers switching to crossovers and SUVs, and the inevitable ICE ban cloud hovering above the auto industry, automakers have had to rethink their long-term strategies. Audi ...

Winner of a 2009 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize. Notably flexible and brief, the A3 report has proven to be a key tool In Toyota’s successful move toward organizational efficiency, ...

The summer of 2025 has shaped up to be very eventful for the robotics industry, with A3 reporting significant growth for both robots and cobots, key moves by well-known robotics experts, a new ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran October 8, 2012 Comment Now! At the recent 2012 Paris Auto Show Audi took the wraps off its new A3 Sportback, the five-door version of the A3 three-door hatch we saw debut ...

The North American robotics market demonstrated minor overall growth in 2024, reflecting resilience and adaptability as automation strengthened its role across industries. According to new data from ...