BOWLING GREEN, KY—The first E-Ray Corvettes have rolled off the assembly line at the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 

The Branson GMX-HP ultrasonic metal welder offers greater power and downforce, which is essential for larger welds required for electric vehicles, batteries and energy storage systems.

BRIDGEPORT, CT—With $47.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, new EV battery manufacturer Nanoramic Laboratories will build its first major factory here. The factory could eventually employ 200 or more people.

Tata Motors deploys temperature control technology to maintain consistent viscosity of a body shop adhesive.

VIDEO | In the debut episode of Assembly News Now, chief editor John Sprovieri talks about the new contract and how the UAW hopes to use that momentum to once again organize nonunion auto plants in the Southeast.

Engineers at the University of Maryland have developed a new technology that could enable next-generation EVs to be less prone to battery fires while increasing energy storage.

A turnkey automated line produces stampings for Tesla and other automotive OEMs.

A dozen SCARA robots produce more than 2 million connectors annually.

Magna currently has five factories worldwide that produce battery structures for startup and legacy OEMs, with several other facilities in the pipeline.

Electric vehicle manufacturers are deploying Industry 4.0 technology to improve visibility into production processes and enable assemblers to make better, faster decisions.