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ST. LAURENT, QE-Bombardier aims to cut more than 40 hours from the cycle time for joining fuselage sections for its C Series jets with the assistance of six robots. MORE

WINDSOR, ON-Managers at Chrysler’s assembly plant here conducted a “safety blitz” last week aimed at protecting young and new workers. MORE

KUNITOMI, Japan-Operating 24/7 since February, Solar Frontier’s assembly plant here turns out 16,000 solar panels per day with the help of robots, conveyors and laminating machines. MORE

CARACAS, Venezuela-China’s Chery Automobile Co. will begin producing vehicles at a $200 million assembly plant in Venezuela later this year. MORE

GREENSBURG, IN-Honda will double the number of workers at its assembly plant here by the end of the year, adding 1,000 jobs. MORE

ARLINGTON, TX-GM plans to invest $331 million and add about 2,500 jobs at its assembly plant here to build future Chevrolet Tahoes, Suburbans, GMC Yukons and Cadillac Escalades. MORE

STOCKTON, CA-Electric Vehicles International plans to use a $3.9-million grant from the California Energy Commission to expand and modernize its assembly plant here. MORE

FORT WAYNE, IN-A man has died from injuries he suffered last week in an accident at an auto-parts manufacturing plant. Michael Joseph Oberley II, 23, was working as a machinist May 19 at AccuGear when he was hurt. He died six days later. MORE

CHAMBERS COUNTY, TX-Curtiss-Wright Corp. has opened a $36 million, state-of-the-art assembly plant here. The facility will manufacture vessels and other equipment for the petrochemical industriy. MORE

PALMYRA, MO-Doyle Equipment Manufacturing Co. will move agriculture machinery assembly plant from Quincy, IL, to Palmyra, MO. MORE