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ASHEVILLE, NC—President Barack Obama visited a truck parts assembly plant here to highlight the role of U.S. manufacturing in reviving the economy, and to follow up on his State of the Union message of strengthening the middle class.

LONGVIEW, TX—After implementing lean manufacturing, the BorgWarner assembly plant here has increased profits, raised productivity, and improved employee health and morale.

NOŠOVICE, Moravia—At Hyundai’s assembly plant here, a single, flexible robotic welding line can assemble doors for multiple models at the same time.

BUFFALO, NY—The automotive industry in New York is enjoying a resurgence of investment in people, plants and equipment.

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.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—For the first time, the GM’s Corvette assembly plant will also produce some of the high-performance engines for the sports car.

SHELBY, NC—KSM Castings NC Inc. will invest more than $45 million in its first U.S. manufacturing facility here, creating 189 jobs over five years.