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Designing an automated, inline system to perform final quality inspection of a large or complicated assembly can be tricky.

Based in New Hudson, MI, Pratt & Miller (PM) is a world-class engineering company that turns its clients' automotive concepts into reality.

Here's a good bar-bet question: What is the most American-made vehicle in the United States? The Ford F-150? The Chevrolet Corvette? Close, but no cigar.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Toyota Motor Corp. is considering a plan to manufacture transmissions at its engine assembly plant here.

WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fined Fiat Chrysler a record $90 million for lapses in recalls of its vehicles.

BERLIN—Volkswagen has for the first time edged past Toyota as the world’s No. 1 automaker during the first half of 2015. VW sold 5.04 million units from January to June, while Toyota’s count during the same period was 5.02 million.

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico—Five years after announcing their strategic collaboration, Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance are expanding its scope with the start of a manufacturing joint venture here. The automakers will invest $1 billion in the assembly plant, which produce compact cars for the Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti brands.

DETROIT—Chinese auto supplier YFS Automotive Systems Inc. will invest $26.9 million to build a new assembly plant here. The facility is expected to create 160 jobs.

TOKYO—Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will shut its only North American assembly plant, in Normal, IL, by November if it can’t find a buyer for the factory, and will soon start shipping tooling back to Japan.