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CHATTANOOGA, TN—When Volkswagen was planning its new assembly plant here, it was determined not to repeat the mistakes it made 20 years ago at its first U.S. assembly plant.

LEBANON, KY—Automotive supplier Fuel Total Systems California Corp. has opened a new assembly plant here. The $38 million facility will employ 100.

BISMARK, ND—Bobcat Co. plans to expand its assembly operation here and to eventually hire about 200 more workers.

DRACHTEN, Netherlands—Philips Electronics has installed a flexible, robotic assembly line to produce electric shavers.

WALTHAM, MA—Excelitas Technologies has implemented a state-of-the-art high-speed automated assembly system to produce laser irradiance detectors.

LANSING, MI—GM will launch a second shift at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant late this summer. The new shift coincides with the introduction of the Cadillac ATS, a new compact luxury car.

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI—Magna E-Car Systems, a partnership between Magna International and the Stronach Group, has opened a new assembly plant here to make components for hybrid and electric vehicles.

DETROIT—The world’s largest automakers are scrambling to find alternatives to a resin that’s critical for making brake- and fuel-system components. A March 31 explosion at chemical maker Evonik Industries halved the global supply of an ingredient used to make the resin, called PA-12.

WICHITA, KS—A Spirit Aerosystems assembly plant here that makes fuselages for Boeing was shut down after a tornado damaged roofs and knocked out power Saturday night. The company is assessing damage at the facility and said it was too early to tell how production might be affected.

ARLINGTON, TX—GM has begun constructing a new $200 million stamping facility at its assembly plant here.