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ZF Transmission Invests $200 Million in South Carolina Assembly Plant

February 9, 2021

GRAY COURT, SC—ZF Transmission is investing $200 million in its assembly plant here, creating approximately 500 new jobs.

Partnership Brings Assembly Jobs to Impoverished Area

John Sprovieri

February 8, 2021

In November, Cook Group Inc. announced plans to invest $7 million to build a 40,000-square-foot assembly plant on the northeast side of Indianapolis, creating 100 jobs for residents in an impoverished neighborhood.

Vibration Welding Adapts to Shifting Demands

Additive manufacturing, electric vehicles and packaging are new applications for vibration welders.

Austin Weber

February 8, 2021

Many automotive engineers have nightmares about noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) issues. Ironically, one of those pests, vibration, is widely used to assemble many types of plastic auto parts.

GM Investing $75 Million in Toledo Transmission Plant

February 8, 2021

TOLEDO, OH—General Motors will invest $75 million in its transmission assembly plant here. The investment will increase the plant’s capacity to build 10-speed automatic transmissions that are used in GM’s full-size trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Work will begin immediately at the plant.

U.S. Electric Vehicle Market Poised for Record Sales in 2021

February 5, 2021

SANTA MONICA, CA—Electric vehicle sales in the United States are poised to hit their highest level on record in 2021, according to Edmunds Inc.

AGVs Help Continental Improve Assembly Line Efficiency

February 3, 2021

FRANKFURT, Germany—Continental AG has developed a fleet of mobile robots in-house to optimize material handling on its assembly lines.

GM Opens New Facility Dedicated to Additive Manufacturing

February 3, 2021

WARREN, MI—General Motors recently opened a new facility dedicated to “productionizing 3D printing technology” for automotive applications.

Continental AG Predicts Software Use in Vehicles Will Rise to 40 Percent by 2030

January 26, 2021

HANOVER, Germany—Engineers at parts supplier Continental AG are predicting that vehicle functions controlled by software will increase from 10 percent to 40 percent by 2030.

Ford Again Idles Production Due to Microchip Shortage

January 25, 2021

DETROIT—Production at Ford Motor Co.’s Louisville, KY, assembly plant will be stopped for the second time this month, beginning this week, as a microchip shortage continues to upend the auto industry.

COVID-19 Sparks Biggest Decline in Car Sales in EU

January 22, 2021

BRUSSELS—The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the biggest decline in car production in Europe on record, according to data published last week by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.

First Permitted 3D-Printed House Hits the Market

Honda Investing $200 Million to Expand Ohio Assembly Plant

Automating Medical Device Assembly

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