SHREVEPORT, LA—Robot supplier and systems integrator Comau Inc. will provide Elio Motors with powertrain and automated assembly systems to build the company’s three-wheel, high-efficiency vehicle here.

AUBURN, AL—Auto parts supplier Kemmerich Group has begun construction on a $16 million, 60,000-square-foot assembly plant here.

FLINT, MI—Attempting to flee police, a man here allegedly crashed his car and then stole a truck from the GM assembly plant here.

WESTMINSTER, SC—Automotive valves supplier US Engine Valve will invest $29.5 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 125 new jobs.

MORAINE, OH—DMAX Ltd. will invest $60 million to redesign its diesel engines so they meet future emissions requirements. The investment retains approximately 500 jobs at the joint venture between General Motors and Isuzu.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Workers at Volkswagen’s assembly plant here will vote Feb. 12-14 on whether they wish to be represented by the UAW.

Welding allows engineers to join lightweight materials.

Last month, I fulfilled a boyhood dream and visited Tanzania on safari. It was unforgettable, but I must say, there is nothing like visiting another country to make you appreciate home.

LOUISVILLE, KY—Ford will invest $80 million in its assembly plant here to meet increasing demand for its F-Series Super Duty trucks.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen plans to add a midsized SUV to its U.S. vehicle lineup and will likely build the vehicle at its assembly plant here.