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LANSING, NY—After two weeks on the picket line here, Teamsters Local 317 members have voted overwhelmingly to approve a contract with auto parts manufacturer BorgWarner, securing wage increases and expanded benefits.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Toyota’s assembly plant here produced its 10-millionth engine last week. 

OULU, Finland—JOT Automation Inc. and EID Robotics have introduced a system of standardized, modular, robotic cells that can be combined to create microfactories for localized automated manufacturing of products.

INGERSOLL, Canada—General Motors Co. and Unifor, the union representing autoworkers in Canada, reached a deal Sept. 23 on a new contract for workers at GM’s CAMI Assembly plant here. 

Engineers at Rice University have developed a new method to extract purified active materials from lithium-ion battery waste.

Precision fluid dispensing ensures consistent quality and throughput.

Understanding the dynamic goals of the auto industry can be challenging.

The Rogue advanced through three competitive rounds of voting to claim the top spot with more than 75,000 votes.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Contrary to popular belief, electric vehicles are not eliminating jobs in auto assembly plants, according to research conducted by the University of Michigan.

New technology is propelling the auto industry toward autonomous driving.