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FREMONT, Calif. — Tesla plans to end production of its Model S and Model X vehicles and convert part of its Fremont factory into a robot-manufacturing operation capable of producing up to 1 million Optimus humanoid robots per year, CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s fourth-quarter financial report.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. and China’s Geely Auto are in preliminary discussions for a potential partnership that could see Ford’s excess production capacity in Europe used to build Geely vehicles, sources familiar with the talks told Reuters.

Zonal architecture organizes electrical components and their connections by physical zones within a vehicle, rather than by functions or domains. 

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Stellantis is likely to record its first annual loss since its creation in 2021, following an unexpectedly large write-down of $26 billion linked to what it described as an overly ambitious electrification strategy.

WINDSOR, ON—Stellantis has added a third production shift at its Windsor Assembly Plant increasing employment at the facility to about 6,000 workers.

CAMBRIDGE, ON—Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plans to deploy humanoid robots at its assembly plant in Woodstock that builds RAV4 sport utility vehicles.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is developing an affordable battery-powered truck that features extended range capabilities.

DETROIT—Thieves stole nearly a dozen new Ram pickup trucks, Jeep SUVs and Dodge Durangos from a temporary storage lot near Stellantis’s Detroit Assembly Complex–Jefferson in the early morning hours of Feb. 11.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Dürr is rolling out a new high-resolution paint application system that lets automakers print complex graphics, patterns and lettering directly onto vehicle bodies, replacing the manual step of gluing on films and decals.

COBHAM, England — When Formula 1 rewrites its rulebook, it doesn’t just change what happens on the track, it forces a full reset in the factory.