PARIS—French auto parts supplier Faurecia and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology have agreed to work together to develop advanced industrial processes for automotive composites.

KOKOMO, IN—Chrysler is using 3D modeling techniques to design the transmissions built at its assembly plant here.

TOKYO—Looking to limit its exposure to the profit-shrinking effects of the yen and support its quest for significant sales growth, Nissan is strongly considering adding a new assembly plant in North America by 2017.

COLUMBUS, OH—Honda is planning to invest $200 million at its engine and transmission assembly plants in Anna, OH, and Russells Point, OH.

Assembling high-reliability products starts with design.

Additive manufacturing is one of the hottest technologies to come along in the last 50 years.

Hot-plate welding can produce strong, leak-tight plastic assemblies with complex geometries. 

The burden of federal regulations was a hot topic on the campaign trail this year. 

MISHAWAKA, IN—Workers at AM General’s Humvee assembly plant here will return to work Nov. 26 after a temporary shut-down that began Oct. 1.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen’s assembly plant here has upped production to 610 sedans per day.