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WINDSOR, ON—Stellantis has added a third production shift at its Windsor Assembly Plant increasing employment at the facility to about 6,000 workers.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a significant portion of President Donald Trump’s tariff program, ruling that the federal law he relied on does not authorize the president to impose broad import duties without congressional approval.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard researchers have developed a 3D-printing method that could make it easier to build soft robots designed to bend, deform and grip in predictable ways.

CAMBRIDGE, ON—Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada plans to deploy humanoid robots at its assembly plant in Woodstock that builds RAV4 sport utility vehicles.

East Camden, Ark. — Southern Arkansas University Tech said it has secured $20 million in federal funding to establish a Defense Manufacturing Center of Excellence, a project the school says will expand workforce training and support economic growth across South Arkansas.

LAS VEGAS—Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. said it has formed a new robotics subsidiary and opened sales and paid pre-orders for three embodied artificial intelligence robots, with first deliveries planned for the end of the month.

NASHVILLE, TN—The Manufacturing & Automation eXchange (MAX) has announced details of its MAX eXperience educational program, featuring a comprehensive lineup of six immersive workshops, a keynote presentation, and targeted education sessions designed to equip manufacturing professionals with practical strategies for today’s rapidly evolving production environment.

DETROIT—Thieves stole nearly a dozen new Ram pickup trucks, Jeep SUVs and Dodge Durangos from a temporary storage lot near Stellantis’s Detroit Assembly Complex–Jefferson in the early morning hours of Feb. 11.

WASHINGTON—Manufacturers added 5,000 jobs in January, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). 

Siemens Energy plans to invest $1 billion to expand U.S. production of grid and gas turbine equipment and hire more than 1,500 workers as electricity demand surges from data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure and industrial electrification.