DETROIT—GM is seeking a tax abatement of about $1.8 million over 15 years from the city of Detroit as it considers building a $121 million logistics center at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant.
NORTHBROOK, IL—Although 84 percent of manufacturers believe that consumer confidence in product safety is increasing, 58 percent of consumers believe manufacturers value sales over product safety, according to a new study by United Laboratories.
SPRING HILL, TN—GM will add a second shift at its assembly plant here to boost production of its Ecotec four-cylinder engine. Approximately 100 jobs will be added to the workforce.
PLEASANTON, CA—Adept Technology Inc. will host a series of educational webinars this fall on topics such as vision-guided robotics, automated packaging, and control software.
SAO PAULO, Brazil—It carried hippies through the 1960s, hauled surfers in search of killer waves during endless summers, and serves as a workhorse across the developing world, but the long, strange trip of the Volkswagen van is ending. VW will end production of the iconic vehicle here Dec. 31.
SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW has taken a step toward revolutionizing the role of robots in automotive manufacturing by having a handful of robots work side by side with human workers at its assembly plant here.
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