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ABU DHABI—Archer Aviation completed the first test flight of its Midnight electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft today at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi. 

ESSLINGEN, Germany—Cellcentric, a joint venture between Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group, has begun pilot production of fuel cell systems for heavy trucks at its assembly plant here.

WARSAW, IN—Autocam Medical, a medical device manufacturer, plans to build a $70 million assembly plant here.

AMSTERDAM—In an effort to create a more circular economy, automotive supplier Valeo has agreed to supply two remanufactured components to Stellantis: an LED headlamp and an infotainment display screen.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Wiwynn Corp., a supplier of artificial intelligence (AI) servers and components, plans to invest $300 million to build its first US assembly plant in Texas to avoid U.S. tariffs

HOUSTON—Foxconn is considering deploying humanoid robots at a new assembly plant here, which will produce servers for chipmaker Nvidia. It would mark the first time that the contract manufacturer has used humanoids on an assembly line.

LAFAYETTE, GA—GE Appliances has completed work on a $180 million expansion project at its Roper Corp. cooking products assembly plant here. 

DALLAS—Texas Instruments plans to invest more than $60 billion across seven U.S. semiconductor fabs, the largest investment in foundational semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. history.

SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico—Workers at General Motors’ assembly plant here have begun voting this week on whether to join the National Auto Workers Union (SINTTIA) labor union. 

HAYWARD, CA—Amazon subsidiary Zoox Inc. has opened a new assembly plant here to produce robotaxis.