STOCKHOLM—STILFOLD has formed a strategic partnership with Alstom to make train manufacturing more environmentally sustainable.

SHARONSVILLE, OH—The Sharonville Ford transmission assembly plant is the second-largest in the world. It is indispensable in Ford's supply chain, making it a potential target as negotiations between the automakers and workers reach the next phase.

KANSAS CITY, KS—The Fairfax assembly plant, in northeast KCK along the Missouri River, produces the Chevy Malibu sedan and the Cadillac XT4 crossover SUV. It employs 2,234 people, according to a company website. 

DETROIT, MI—The United Auto Workers union is putting pressure on Detroit’s Big Three by threatening to expand its strike unless it sees significant progress in contract negotiations by Friday.

Ukraine-based Intellias is at the forefront of developing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology.

New factories must optimize material flow, maximize productivity and reduce time to market.

The 2024 Polestar 2 recently received the Altair Enlighten Award for sustainability and lightweighting advancements.

Engineers are scrambling to develop magnet-free devices.

Audi AG is using Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P), a new method of IT-based factory automation, at its assembly plant in Böllinger Höfe.

MARIBOR, Slovenia—H2FLY GmbH recently completed the world’s first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen.