2014 Event Chocolate manufacturers state that a cocoa-pod fungus and dry weather in cocoa-growing regions has created a shortage of cocoa that may increase in the future; world chocolate demand already exceeds production capacity 2014 Event Six people are arrested in Taiwan for selling contaminated lard products to restaurants, manufacturers and food suppliers; the 'lard' included discarded kitchen oil and leather manufacturing grease 2014 Event AT&T adds an unnamed automaker to its list of car manufacturers using the company's wireless service for mobile connectivity on the road; current customers include Volvo, Tesla and General Motors 1988 Event 9 hard/software manufacturers announce EISA computer bus in New York 1951 Event British auto manufacturers Austin/Moris Motors merge 1950 Event Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York City 1943 Event Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core 1895 Event National Association of Manufacturers organized in Cincinnati
