Austin Weber

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW Group is expanding its use of humanoid robots at its assembly plant here.

BENTON HARBOR, MI—Whirlpool Corp. is celebrating its 115th anniversary this year.

SPRING HILL, TN—General Motors plans to invest $275 million to upgrade its 36-year-old flexible assembly plant here.

LOS ANGELES—Slate recently unveiled the design of its much-anticipated electric pickup truck.

DETROIT—General Motors is facing a backlash from the UAW for installing collaborating robots at its Factory Zero complex here, which recently laid off more than 1,000 workers.

SALEM, OR—Agility Robotics Inc. will be listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol “AGLT.”

STUTTGART, Germany—Mercedes-Benz is celebrating its 100th birthday this year.

WASHINGTON—From 1989 to 2023, manufacturing start-ups in the U.S. declined 58 percent.

Panasonic uses AI-powered robots to automatically disassemble appliances, enabling recycling, material recovery, and circular-economy sustainability.

TROY, MI—Despite growing adoption of self-driving vehicle technology on American roads, consumers remain skeptical of the technology.