BERLIN—Audi will devote more than $17 billion to capital spending worldwide over the new few years, and it will spend more than $2.6 billion annually on R&D.
LEXINGTON, KY—Kentucky’s automotive industry enjoyed a banner year in 2012, with annual production reaching more than 1 million vehicles for the first time since 2007.
EASLEY, SC—An auto parts assembly plant here was evacuated Wednesday after an HVAC unit drew in fumes from varnish being used to seal the building’s concrete foundation.
SINDELFINGEN, Germany—Daimler is equipping its assembly plant here with the Ubisense real-time location system. Daimler is using the RFID system to track the progress of each vehicle as it is assembled. The system is also being used to track and configure DC electric fastening tools at the plant.