Welcome to IndustryWeek's Weekly Review, where every Friday we share the most-consumed content on IndustryWeek.com over the past seven days. Ghosts caught our manufacturing community's attention this week, as did the latest from General Motors, mentorships as a workforce development strategy, interesting goings-on at Volkswagen as the automaker seeks to regain its former strength, and much more. Without further ado, the Top 10 are: 

Ghost Ships Are Hurting Supply Chain Visibility: The problem is magnified in the Strait of Hormuz. Manufacturers can take steps to anticipate and mitigate risk.

Detroit Is Watching Volkswagen Fall. It Should Take Notes: The student is no longer merely outselling the teacher. The student is bidding on the teacher's classroom.

GM’s Barra on Demand Weakness: ‘We’re Just Not Seeing It’: The automotive giant’s leaders say consumers aren’t changing their behavior and have raised their 2026 forecast for profits and cash flow.

In Defense of Manufacturing Extension Partnerships; TE Connectivity Embraces AI Kaizens: IndustryWeek's Weekly Review: The IndustryWeek manufacturing community turned its attention to those topics, as well as lean warning signs, work permit chaos, and questions about Lucid's future.

Trump Orders New 50% Tariff on Many Canadian Goods: The tariffs take effect in 30 days and cover various items including products covered under the USMCA.

Exploring Lean Myths—Myth 1: Lean Is Easier to Implement Outside of the United States: Every culture presents its own challenges, say the hosts of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement. For that reason, a cookie-cutter approach to implementing lean won't work.

Regional Manufacturing Networks Need More Visibility: Mapping smaller suppliers that can support OEMs and larger facilities is vital, but few states track that.

Has Your Lean Initiative Disconnected From Its Original Purpose? That's a Warning Sign: In this episode of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement, hosts John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh continue their exploration of symptoms that indicate an organization's continuous improvement efforts may be headed off the rails. Part 4 of the series.

Bad News First: How Top Leaders Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement: At high-performing companies, 'no problem' is treated as a problem.

How Mentorship and Workplace Support Help Attract and Retain Women in Manufacturing: Manufacturers can use mentorship as a workforce development strategy to address talent gaps.