DETROIT—More than 100 automotive supplier companies have enacted some form of temporary layoffs affecting up to 12,000 salaried and hourly employees in the United States, as the United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors Co. enters its fourth week.
WORCESTER, MA—Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a three-year, $25 million award from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory to advance the cold spray 3D-printing technique that could be used to repair vehicles and other critical technology in the field.
SAN ANTONIO—Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $391 million at its truck assembly plant here. The new spending brings the automaker’s total investment in the factory to more than $3 billion.
MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama recently announced that it’s preparing to invest nearly $300 million more in new machinery and equipment for its factory here.
FRANKFURT,Germany—The latest World Robotics report presented by the International Federation of Robotics shows an annual global sales value of $16.5 billion dollars in 2018, a new record.
DETROIT—General Motors and UAW negotiators continued bargaining Monday in the second week of the union's strike, which is now the longest widespread work stoppage by the UAW since 1985.
BROOKLYN, NY—Voodoo Manufacturing has launched Voodoo Clear Aligners, a new dental manufacturing and distribution service, and expanded its high-volume 3D printing factory here.
EDISON, NJ—Eos Energy Storage, a maker of non-lithium-ion grid-scale batteries, last week inked a deal with Holtec International to create a manufacturing joint venture to produce Eos’ Znyth aqueous zinc batteries. Called Hi-Power, this venture is an extension of a strategic partnership that has been in place since August 2018.
DETROIT—Nearly 50,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike Monday against General Motors, bringing more than 50 factories and parts warehouses to a standstill in the union’s first walkout against the automaker in more than a decade.
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