LINCOLN, AL—Honda recently announced another expansion at its factory here, a little more than a year after its last one.

LOS ANGELES, CA—A U.S. Federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A over wiring damage caused by rodents.

MURRAY, KY—South Korean auto parts manufacturer DAE-IL broke ground on its new manufacturing plant here last week. It will be the company’s first plant in the United States.

AICHI, Japan—Looking to boost sales of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Toyota plans to begin mass producing the second generation of the automobile. The company says the new model must have a lower entry price and greater travel range.

WINDSOR, ONTARIO—A misconfigured data transfer server left sensitive data from big name car makers and their employees wide open to the Internet earlier this month, a security vendor has revealed. The data includes assembly line and factory schematics.

SANTA CLARA, CA—General Motors has been testing various new technologies at its assembly plants. Two of note are the RoboGlove and 3D-printed parts.