LANSING, MI—GM will launch a second shift at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant late this summer. The new shift coincides with the introduction of the Cadillac ATS, a new compact luxury car.

ARLINGTON, TX—GM has begun constructing a new $200 million stamping facility at its assembly plant here.

DETROIT—Sales of GM’s Chevrolet Volt are picking up, leading the automaker to restart production a week early this month at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant.

ARLINGTON, TX—No one was hurt Saturday afternoon after a two-alarm fire broke out at GM’s assembly plant here. The fire started in the body shop shortly after noon as a maintenance team was working on an air conditioning unit.

SPRING HILL, TN—GM has begun recalling laid-off and relocated union workers to staff its still idling assembly plant here. The plant will restart April 2.

HOUSTON—GM and NASA are jointly developing a robotic glove that auto workers and astronauts can wear to help do their jobs better while reducing the risk of repetitive stress injuries.

FORT WAYNE, IN—GM and the UAW approved a new contract Sunday, avoiding a strike that would have shut down the automaker’s assembly plant.

DETROIT—GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen have formed a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance, which the two companies hope will leverage the strengths and capabilities and contribute to their profitability.

KANSAS CITY, KS—Union workers at the General Motor’s Fairfax Assembly Plant approved a new local contract, averting a potential strike.

DETROIT—GM is in talks to buy out 5 percent of France’s biggest carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen.