LINCOLN, AL—Honda has opened a new state-of-the-art engine assembly line here. The $71.4 million facility will produce V6 engines for Odyssey minivans, Pilot SUVs and Acura MDX SUVs.

SEOUL, South Korea—In a bid to curb rising domestic labor costs, Hyundai Motor Co. is seeking to base wages on merit rather than seniority.

DETROIT—FCA has employed 3D printing technology to accelerate developing vehicle axles. Using the technology, engineers have created transparent plastic components to analyze fluid flow in the axle.

WINDSOR, ON—Knotted ropes resembling nooses found at Fiat Chrysler’s assembly plant here were not intended to threaten, intimidate or racially harass anyone, say police. On Monday, Windsor police said their investigation into the “noose” incidents last month has concluded that there was nothing criminal about them.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford is reportedly looking to invest approximately $2.5 billion in its assembly plants in Chihuahua and Guanajuato in Mexico.

TOLEDO, OH—Public officials here are spending millions to purchase and clean up land in an attempt to persuade Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to keep, if not expand, production of the Jeep Wrangler in the city.

WARREN, MI—General Motors is planning to invest $1 billion to renovate its 60-year-old Tech Center campus here.

MUNICH, Germany—BMW is launching an incubator program, dubbed BMW Startup Garage, which is designed to tap into the potentials of innovative startups.

BATTLE CREEK, MI—Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc. will add 100 jobs in a $53.6 million expansion of its auto parts assembly plant here.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA—The California Energy Commission awarded a $3 million grant to Proterra to develop and manufacture the next-generation of battery-powered buses here.