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MEXICO CITY—GM is planning to invest $420 million in its Mexican assembly plants to build the Chevrolet Trax, new pick-up trucks and a new transmission.

ESSLINGEN, Germany—Bird beaks and gecko feet were the inspiration for two new gripper models introduced by Festo.

ROCHELLE, IL—Nippon Sharyo has opened a new $50 million railcar assembly plant here. The plant will employ 250 by next year.

HARTWELL, GA—Tenneco Automotive’s assembly plant here has been cited by OSHA for 16 safety and health violations totaling $79,300 in fines.

GREENSBURG, IN—Honda will invest $40 million to increase capacity at its assembly plant here by 50,000 units per year. The plant will also add nearly 300 workers later this year.

NEW DELHI, India—India’s top carmaker Maruti Suzuki suspended production Thursday at its assembly plant here after a manager was burnt to death and scores of others were injured in a riot by angry workers.

EXETER, UK—Researchers from the University of Exeter have developed a new method for making three-dimensional aluminum composite parts for automotive and aerospace applications.

WOKING, UK—McLaren’s sports car assembly plant here is 344,445 square feet of automotive nirvana tucked away in the English countryside.

PLANO, TX—Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Corp. has hired Advanced Integration Technology to design and build the final assembly line for its C919 passenger jet.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV—Despite more than $20 million in federal tax credits and grants, Amonix has closed its solar panel assembly plant here about a year after it opened.