WINDSOR, ON—Chrysler Canada is hiring hourly production workers at its Windsor assembly plant.

EVERETT, WA—Kuka Aerospace plans to open a new 29,000-square-foot facility here adjacent to Boeing’s assembly plant. The facility will employ 75 people when fully operational.

BATTLE CREEK, MI—Automotive supplier Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc. says it has 150 temporary production jobs to fill, and it will conduct a job fair Saturday to help fill them.

LANSING, MI—General Motors Co. will build a $174 million stamping plant near its Lansing Grand River assembly complex, with plans to add 145 jobs.

DETROIT—Massive rainfall and flooding throughout Southeast Michigan Monday night caused closures and slowdowns at many of the region’s automotive assembly facilities.

SANTA CRUZ, CA—NTS Works has created a small and powerful battery for electric vehicles that can be rebuilt and upgraded for half the cost of a new replacement battery.

ROCHELLE, IL—Nippon Sharyo USA has completed its rail car assembly plant here and will hire an additional 90 employees, bringing total employment at the facility to nearly 500.

AUBURN, AL—GE Aviation is investing $50 million to bring 3D printing technology to its assembly plant here. The company plans to use high volume 3D printing to mass-produce components for jet engines.

PLYMOUTH, MI—Johnson Controls has opened a new state-of-the-art crash test facility at its automotive seating headquarters here.

MUNICH—BBS Automation Group has acquired fellow systems integrator ixmation AG from Conzzeta AG.