Assembly and Testing

U.S. Army Invests in New Assembly Technology to Boost Drone Production

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0400

TOBYHANNA, PA—As part of a new Drone Dominance initiative, the U.S. Army is scaling up parts production at its facility here.

Zoox Unveils Next-Generation Robotaxi

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

HAYWARD, CA—Zoox Inc. recently unveiled the next-generation version of the driverless ridehailing vehicle that it plans to assemble at its factory here.

Ford Pivots From EVs to Energy Storage Systems

sprovierij@bnpmedia.com (John Sprovieri) — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Ford is shifting its focus to hybrid vehicles and conventional gas-powered models, and it’s repurposing two new assembly plants that suddenly have nothing to make.

Shell Concept EV Features Innovative Thermal Management System

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

LONDON—Shell has unveiled a concept EV that features an innovative thermal management system and an ultra-fast charging capability.

Slate Unveils Bare-Bones Electric Pickup Truck

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:00:00 -0400

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

Robots Cause a Ruckus in the Motor City

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400

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.

Consumers Question Autonomous Vehicle Safety

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

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

Ferrari Unveils Four-Door EV

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

MARANELLO, Italy—Ferrari has unveiled a four-door electric vehicle called the Luce.

Volvo Deploys Gigacasting Technology to Assemble New EV

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

TORSLANDA, Sweden—Volvo Cars has begun assembling a new electric vehicle at its flagship assembly plant here using gigacasting technology.

GM Thinks Building in Batches Is Better

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 -0400

KANSAS CITY, KS—General Motors is experimenting with batch production at its Fairfax assembly plant here that builds the Chevy Bolt EV.

Inside Ford’s EV Think Tank

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 -0400

LONG BEACH, CA—Ford Motor Co. is rethinking how it designs and builds electric vehicles at a state-of-the-art facility here.

BMW Marks EV Production Milestone

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 -0400

MUNICH—BMW AG recently produced its 2 millionth electric vehicle at its assembly plant in Dingolfing, Germany.

Rivan Factory Damaged by Severe Storm

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

NORMAL, IL—Powerful storms that recently damaged a small part of Rivian Automotive Inc.’s flagship assembly plant here.

Volkswagen Ends ID.4 Assembly In Chattanooga, Shifts Focus To Atlas Production

moorej@bnpmedia.com (JJ Moore) — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is ending assembly of its ID.4 electric vehicle at its Chattanooga plant and shifting production toward higher-volume models, as the automaker adjusts its U.S. manufacturing strategy to align with market demand.

GAC, Magna Launch EV Assembly Program In Austria To Localize European Production

moorej@bnpmedia.com (JJ Moore) — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

GRAZ, AUSTRIA—GAC and Magna have launched a vehicle assembly program to accelerate electric vehicle production in Europe, with serial production of the AION V electric SUV now underway at Magna’s Graz facility.

Uber to Deploy Fleet of Rivian R2 Robotaxis

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO—Uber has formed a strategic partnership with Rivian aimed at accelerating both companies’ autonomous vehicle plans.

Renault to Deploy Hundreds of Humanoids

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

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

Honda Rethinks EV Production Strategy

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

TOKYO—Honda has decided to cancel plans to mass-produce three electric vehicles in the United States.

Drone Market Will Skyrocket in Next Decade

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0400

NEW YORK—The UAV market is projected to grow more than 16 percent annually over the next decade, according to a new report.

EV Production Shifts From Disruption to Delivery

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:00:00 -0400

ZURICH—Automakers around the world are showing growing confidence in their ability to build electric vehicles efficiently and at scale.

Volkswagen Reaches EV Production Milestone

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen Group recently hit a milestone: its 4 millionth electric vehicle.

Humanoid Robots Assemble Electric Vehicles in China

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

BARCELONA—Xiaomi Automobile Co. is using humanoid robots to assemble electric vehicles at is factory in Beijing.

Rivian Plans to Build Next-Gen EV With Advanced Production Technology

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

NORMAL, IL—Rivian Automotive Inc. will assemble its much-anticipated R2 on a "technologically advanced production line that runs on smart and connected digital systems."

Volkswagen Achieves EV Drivetrain Milestone

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen recently produced its 5 millionth electric drive unit.

Porsche Begins Assembling Next-Generation EV

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia—Porsche AG is assembling its new Cayenne Electric at a flexible factory here.

Tesla to Shift EV Production at California Plant

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

FREMONT, CA—Tesla Inc. plans to stop making electric vehicles at its flagship factory here and scale up production of humanoid robots instead.

BMW to Start Mass-Production of Fuel Cell Systems

moorej@bnpmedia.com (JJ Moore) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

MUNICH—The third generation of the BMW Group’s hydrogen drive system will be manufactured in Steyr starting in 2028; and the company’s competence centers in Munich and Steyr are already building the first prototypes.

Lucid Partners With Rockwell Automation

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia—Rockwell Automation is supplying Lucid's new EV assembly plant here.

Hesai Plans to Double Lidar Production

webera@bnpmedia.com (Austin Weber) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

LAS VEGAS—Hesai Technology plans to increase its lidar production capacity.