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DETROIT—For decades, General Motors has used additive manufacturing to create functional prototypes of vehicle components. Now, the automaker is using the technology to make production parts for low-volume vehicles.

PEORIA, IL— The company will invest $31.5 million over four years and create 90 full-time jobs supported by the state’s REV Illinois program.

DETROIT—General Motors and LG Energy Solution are developing lithium manganese-rich prismatic battery cells for use in next-generation electric vehicles.

TOKYO—Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to launch a new electric vehicle in North America that will be based on the next-generation of the Nissan Leaf.

MESA, AZ—Autonomous vehicle technology company Waymo plans to more than double its fleet of robotaxis over the next year.

NORMAL, IL—Rivian Automotive Inc. is constructing a supplier park in near its assembly plant here. The electric vehicle manufacturer expects key suppliers to locate in the park, which will make delivery of parts and materials to the plant more efficient.

TUCSON, AZ—Sion Power, a manufacturer of lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage, has installed a new large-format battery cell production line at its assembly plant here. 

GAYDON, England—Engineers at JLR are finding new ways to reuse production tools and equipment as the automaker converts facilities to make battery-powered vehicles.

DANVILLE, VA—RBW EV Cars, a British manufacturer of electric sports cars, has begun construction of a new assembly plant here, its first in the United States. 

WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new Automated Vehicle Framework aims to spur development of self-driving cars and trucks in the United States.