Students and teachers had an opportunity to meet Honda employees and participate in hands-on activities such as building a model car on a simulated assembly line, virtual welding and a vehicle painting simulation.

DETROIT, MI—Initially, GM planned to produce both the XT4 and the Bolt EV on the same assembly line starting in 2025. However, the automaker now says the Kansas plant will exclusively produce Bolt vehicles.

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. has outlined a new production initiative that it plans to implement worldwide over the next five years.

Flexible assembly lines mass-produce electric, hybrid and ICE vehicles.

CLM software manages configuration data so manufacturers can assemble products based on a shareable, central model.

Rapid economic recovery, the tight labor market, and high inflation have shifted power to workers who are organized.

A cordless nutrunner and a robotic screwdriving system are among several new fastening technologies worth your attention.

The award-winning seat design re-envisions the manufacture and component materials to introduce a lighter, circular product that meets the demands of large-scale vehicle production.

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden—Scania AB, a leading European manufacturer of trucks and buses, is installing remanufactured gearboxes in new vehicles at its flagship assembly plant here.

WASHINGTON—From Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board received 3,286 union election petitions, up 27 percent since FY 2023, when the agency received 2,593 petitions. This is more than double the number of petitions received since FY 2021, when the NLRB received 1,638 petitions.