ANN ARBOR, MI—The Automated Imaging Association is presenting a free webinar Dec. 18 that will discuss machine vision applications for automotive assembly. The webinar will air from 11 a.m. to noon EST.

MONTREAL—Bombardier is bracing for what could be a lengthy strike at its Quebec railcar assembly plant after workers rejected what the company characterized as a generous offer that raises wages and pension benefits and contained a commitment to invest in new technology.

TREMONTON, UT—Automotive safety systems manufacturer Autoliv is planning to invest $18 million to build a new factory and expand an existing assembly plant here.

COLUMBIA, SC—Automotive supplier JTEKT Corp. is spending $130 million to expand its bearing manufacturing facility here, creating 175 new jobs over the next three years.

WARRENDALE, PA—Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc. has donated $900,000 to the Society for Automotive Engineers Foundation to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Georgia between 2012 and 2014.

DETROIT—Electric car maker Fisker Automotive is planning to open a new Tech centre in southern Michigan by the end of 2013.

DETROIT—Chrysler plans to invest $240 million and create 1,250 jobs in Southeast Michigan over the next several months, adding a third crew at its truck assembly plant in Warren and bringing an engine plant in Detroit back on line.

DETROIT—GM is planning to manufacture approximately 500,000 hybrid or electric vehicles per year by 2017.

DETROIT—With North American vehicle production headed toward 15 million-plus units next year, automakers are encountering a new breed of supplier: the one that says “no.”

LEUVEN, Belgium—LMS International and a coalition of European research organizations have developed advanced simulation software for chassis and suspension engineering.