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NEW YORK—During July 2013, more than 8,500 jobs were advertised online in the U.S. automotive industry. That’s a four-year high and a 9 percent compared with a year ago.

GAYDON, UK—New technology is helping Aston Martin cut costs, reduce production time, and ensure quality.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists recently delivered a compliant-pin assembly system to a Tier 1 automotive manufacturer of vehicle safety products.

MALTA, NY—Global Foundries is planning to build a second manufacturing computer chip manufacturing complex here.

TULSA, OK—Whirlpool Corp. will invest $18.8 million in its oven assembly planthere and add some 150 new employees in 2014.

ACME, MI—With the U.S. automotive industry running at its fastest pace since 1997, states are competing to host parts-making plants.

WICHITA, KS—Beechcraft Corp. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a leaner, more efficient airplane manufacturer.

WASHINGTON—U.S. worker productivity accelerated at a modest 0.9 percent annual pace between April and June after dropping the previous quarter.

MOBILE, AL—Airbus is advertising two new professional positions for its assembly plant under construction here. Specifically, the company is looking for an avionics installation station coordinator and a mechanical installation station coordinator.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—MIT researchers have developed a lightweight structure whose tiny blocks can be snapped together much like the bricks of a child’s construction toy. The new material could revolutionize the assembly of airplanes, spacecraft, and even larger structures, such as dikes and levees.