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DETROIT-GM and LG will jointly develop a new lineup of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). The agreement will help GM expand the number and types of EVs it makes. MORE

ANN ARBOR, MI-Orders for motion control technology in the second quarter of 2011 were up 23.8 percent compared with the same period last year. MORE

WEST POINT, GA-Two motorists are preparing to drive a 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid into the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records this week, as they aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption while driving through all 48 adjoining states of America. MORE

ANN ARBOR, MI-The International Standards Organization has published revisions of of its ISO 10218 standards for industrial robot safety. MORE

TOKYO-Mazda has introduced a new technology for recycling scrapped bumpers from end-of-life vehicles into raw material for new vehicle bumpers. MORE

WARRINGTON, PA-Police say a New Jersey man found dead last week in Pennsylvania was trying to steal copper wiring from the generator at a vacant industrial building. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-A worker was seriously hurt at Volkswagen’s newly opened assembly plant here Wednesday. The injury was not life-threatening. MORE

MESA, AZ-First Solar Inc. dedicated its new factory site here and is expected to begin producing modules by the third quarter of 2012. The plant will employ approximately 600 full-time associates. MORE

BANNOCKBURN, IL-Worldwide production of printed circuit boards last year grew by 19 percent over 2009 to nearly $55 billion, according to the latest figures from the IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries. MORE

WEST CHICAGO, IL-Siemens has invested $10 million to upgrade its assembly plant here to produce a new line of inverters for solar power installations. MORE