WASHINGTON—U.S. officials are in discussions with major manufacturers, including automakers, about expanding domestic production of military equipment, as concerns grow over defense supply levels, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Six years without a lost-time incident in a plant running stamping, machining and final assembly sounds improbable. At Magna’s Sterling Heights, MI, division, it’s the result of a deliberate focus on people, daily engagement and a few unconventional ideas.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is ending assembly of its ID.4 electric vehicle at its Chattanooga plant and shifting production toward higher-volume models, as the automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing strategy to align with market demand.
GRAZ, AUSTRIA—GAC and Magna have launched a vehicle assembly program to accelerate electric vehicle production in Europe, with serial production of the AION V electric SUV now underway at Magna’s Graz facility.
GE Appliances' first in-house water filter manufacturing operation includes fully automated assembly and packaging, robotic pick-and-place systems guided by machine vision, 100 percent in-line leak testing, and end-to-end traceability.
KANSAS CITY, KS—General Motors will invest $30 million in workforce training at its Fairfax Assembly Plant to support the launch of three new vehicles and expand manufacturing flexibility at the facility.
SAGINAW, MI—General Motors will invest more than $150 million in its Saginaw Metal Casting Operations to support production of next-generation V-8 engine components for full-size pickup trucks.
DETROIT—
General Motors is temporarily idling its Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit through April 13 as the automaker adjusts production to align with market demand.
TUSCALOOSA, AL —
Mercedes-Benz will invest $4 billion in its Tuscaloosa, AL, assembly plant by 2030, reinforcing the facility’s role as a central hub in the company’s global SUV production network.
When the GM Tech Center opened in 1956, its engineers were busy working on projects related to automatic transmissions, gas turbine engines and turbochargers. Today, the R&D facility's focus has shifted to artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, batteries, connectivity, lightweight materials, power electronics, robotics and other topics.
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