NEW BRAUNFELS, TX—Continental will invest about $110 million to build a new 215,000-square-foot assembly plant here to make products for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The factory will retain approximately 450 jobs in Texas and add more than 130 new positions to the city.

To survive in today's new world of technology, mobility and market changes, the automotive supply chain has no choice but to perform future scenario planning for the long term.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC has begun construction on a 130,000-square-foot expansion of its wheel-end assembly plant here. The $65 million addition will increase air disc brake production capacity to keep pace with accelerating customer demand in North America.

FAYETTEVILLE, TN—Hirotec Group, a global automotive supplier specializing in the production of body-in-white closures, exhaust systems and closure manufacturing equipment, will invest $48 million to build a new assembly plant here.

WINDSOR, ON—Automotive supplier Nemak says it is willing to hold discussions with Unifor in a bid to end an illegal strike at its assembly plant here.

CIBOLO, TX—A supplier for Toyota and other automakers is expected to break ground in September on a new assembly plant here that will provide 900 full-time jobs.

DETROIT—Automotive supplier Dakkota Integrated Systems plans to build a $55 million assembly plant here to produce parts for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—A pair of Japanese automotive parts manufacturers have announced plans to build new factories in northern Alabama to supply the Mazda Toyota joint-venture assembly plant under construction here. Together, the facilities are expected to employ 780 people.