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HAYWARD, CA—Amazon subsidiary Zoox Inc. has opened a new assembly plant here to produce robotaxis. 

Waymo is partnering with automotive supplier Magna International to double its fleet of robotaxis over the next year.

CHICAGO—Tesla Inc. produces the “most American” vehicle, according to a recent study by Cars.com that analyzed where cars were assembled.

DETROIT—Detroit Manufacturing Systems and Kinetyc, its advanced manufacturing division, are building a 24-foot-long electric boat for Voltaic Marine.

PARIS—Safran Electrical & Power and Saft have developed a high-voltage lithium-ion battery for use in next-generation electric aviation applications.

SEOUL—Engineers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed an electric motor that does not use traditional copper coils.

DETROIT—General Motors expects to invest $4 billion over the next two years at U.S. assembly plants in Kansas, Michigan and Tennessee that will produce both gas- and battery-powered vehicles.

DETROIT—Kurt Kelty, GM vice president of battery, propulsion and sustainability, recently tried his hand at assembling EV battery packs.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Engineers at Volvo Cars have developed a next-generation seat belt system that will be used on the automaker’s EX60 electric vehicle.

STUTTGART—Mercedes-Benz AG has ramped up production of its new CLA Series sedan at its state-of-the-art factory in Rastatt, Germany.