DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI—General Motors Co. plans to add nearly 210,000 square feet to its Lansing Delta Township assembly plant as part of a $37 million expansion project.

UPPSALA, Sweden—Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a rechargeable battery, made from alfalfa and pine resin, that can be recycled with a low-energy input and non-hazardous chemicals.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation has shipped a custom assembly and test system to a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier. The machine will assemble and test ABS brake control modules.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. will add 850 new factory jobs at its factories here to support the upcoming launch of its all-new aluminum-intensive F-150 pickup truck.

AUBURN, WA—Production of fuselage stringers for the first Boeing 737 MAX has begun at the company’s assembly plant here.

MANNING, SC—Wal-Mart hasn’t sold bicycles made in the United States for several years, but that will change early next year when Kent International Inc. begins supplying the retailer with bikes made at a new assembly plant here.

MANCHESTER, CT—Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is predicting the state’s manufacturing industry will add 10,900 jobs between now and next October—one of the biggest increases in years.

CHICAGO—The Boeing Co. projects air cargo traffic will grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent over the next 20 years, with global air freight traffic expected to more than double by 2033.

WEST POINT, GA—A worker at Kia Motors’ assembly plant here was killed Oct. 7 after heavy materials fell on him in the stamping department.

WASHINGTON—Japanese automotive supplier Toyoda Gosei has pleaded guilty to price-fixing and has agreed to pay $26 million in fines. An investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice found out that the company fixed the price of automotive hoses, air bags and steering wheels that were sold to Subaru and Toyota Motors.