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LOS ANGELES—Truck and trailer manufacturing is one of five U.S. industries that will bolster their workforces during the next five years, according to a new study.

FREMONT, CA—Electric carmaker Tesla Motors will invest $50 million to purchase equipment to make components for the Model X sport utility vehicle.

TOKYO—Automotive supplier Denso Corp. wants to form a research group with automakers and other suppliers to study driver stress.

HOLLAND, MI—Magna International Inc. is invest $10.1 million to develop and manufacture sunroofs at its assembly plant here. The new line will employ 177 workers.

BEND, OR—Venus Motors, a manufacturer of custom electric kit cars, is moving into a large assembly plant here.

DETROIT—In a bid to cut the weight of its cars by up to 340 kilograms by the end of the decade, Ford Motor Co. is testing hoods and other auto body parts made from carbon fiber.

ATLANTA—Atlanta is renaming Henry Ford II Avenue to Ferdinand Porsche Avenue after the German automaker began building its new North American headquarters here.

KANSAS CITY, MO—Harley-Davidson Inc.’s assembly plant here is about halfway through a process to make it more flexible and efficient by employing lean manufacturing.

OSHAWA, ON—GM plans to add a third shift to its assembly plant here, where it will produce the Chevrolet Impala.