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MUNICH—The BMW Group is expanding the use of its Virtual Factory. One major application is the automated collision check, a critical step before launching new vehicle models.

KANSAS CITY, KS—General Motors has announced a sweeping $4 billion investment across its U.S. manufacturing facilities over the next two years, aimed at increasing domestic production of both internal combustion and electric vehicles.

AUBURN HILLS, MI—The Chrysler brand recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special employee gathering at its tech center here.

HOUSTON, TX—Engineers at Rice University have developed a wire-free soft robotic arm capable of complex, real-time movements—powered and guided entirely by laser light and artificial intelligence.

PARIS—Renault Group has formed a strategic partnership with Wandercraft, a start-up company that has developed a bipedal machine called Calvin. 

LOUISVILLE, KY—Kentucky's economic development secretary, Jeff Noel, called the approval “an extraordinary first step,” adding that Governor Andy Beshear played a key role in advancing discussions.

HAUPPAUGE, NY— Orbic Electronics Manufacturing LLC is building a new facility here to reshore production from China and India.

KANSAS CITY, MO—The hoax, intended to help an acquaintance get the night off work, led to a full plant shutdown.

WASHINGTON—The United States Mint has issued a commemorative $1 coin that honors the moving assembly line.

NEW YORK—Trump says the higher tariffs are vital to defending U.S. industries and national security from a flood of cheap foreign metals, especially from China.