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KANSAS CITY, KS—General Motors will invest $30 million in workforce training at its Fairfax Assembly Plant to support the launch of three new vehicles and expand manufacturing flexibility at the facility.

PARIS—Renault Group plans to deploy more than 300 humanoid robots in its auto plants by the end of next year. T

SEONGNAM, South Korea — Doosan Robotics will supply more than 100 manufacturing robots to Kwangjin Group under a strategic partnership aimed at automating production and strengthening quality competitiveness.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Coherix, one of the leading suppliers of AI-based quality-control systems for the automotive and electronics industries, has moved to a new, 25,000-square-foot headquarters, manufacturing and product development facility.

MUNICH—The BMW Group is the latest automaker that plans to use humanoid robots in an assembly plant.

A team of young engineers at the University of Tennessee is using a six-axis collaborative robot to automate assembly steps such as terminal insertion and wire routing.

Automakers are investing in new technology that enables them to produce large castings. The goal is to consolidate parts, reduce complexity and eliminate weight.

SEOUL, South Korea—Mando Corp. has received an Innovation Award at the 2021 CES show for its SbW product.

As automakers and suppliers search for new ways to reduce vehicle weight, some engineers are experimenting with natural fibers. Bamboo, cotton, hemp, jute, kenaf, rice and other crops can be used to produce high-strength composite structures for automotive applications.