WARREN, MI-GM plans to invest $130 million to build an enterprise data center at its technical center here. The data center will contain IT laboratories and serve as a hub for monitoring the automaker’s digital applications globally. MORE

YORK, PA-By August, more than 100 automated guided vehicles will snake through Harley-Davidson’s assembly plant here. MORE

NASHVILLE, TN-A free webinar will teach engineers how to successfully deploy 3D vision technology in robot workcells. Sponsored by Universal Robotics and Motoman Robotics, the webinar will take place June 23 from 11 a.m. to noon, CDT. MORE

MUNICH, Germany-In the automotive industry, combustion engines are still assembled mostly manually. Researchers from Fraunhofer are developing methods to automate the assembly process. MORE

CHARLESTON, SC-Boeing will officially open its new 787 assembly plant here at a ceremony Friday morning. MORE

For a sneak peak inside the plant, click here.

BURNASTON, UK-Toyota will install 4 megawatts of solar panels at its assembly plant here. The panels will produce enough electricity to build 7,000 cars annually. MORE

FOREST CITY, IA-Winnebago Industries closed its assembly plant here early yesterday due to the excessive heat. MORE

WASHINGTON-OSHA, Ford and the UAW have renewed a partnership aimed at preventing occupational fatalities, injuries and illnesses at the carmakers North American assembly plants. MORE

LONG BEACH, CA-There was excitement Monday at Boeing’s C-17 assembly plant here after word that a $4 billion order from India for 10 of the giant cargo jets was approved. MORE

DETROIT-Ford is building the race-ready Mustang Boss 302 S on a niche assembly line at a plant here. In this video, Ford Racing engineering manager Mark Wilson talks about the car and the assembly process. MORE