ANN ARBOR, MI-The Robotic Industries Association has revised upward its original estimate of first-quarter sales to reflect strong demand in the automotive sector. MORE
ROSEMONT, IL-Trade show organizer Canon Communications LLC (Los Angeles) is saying that this year’s Assembly Technology Expo-which is sponsored by ASSEMBLY magazine-will include exhibits featuring environmentally friendly manufacturing practices. MORE
FLINT, MI- Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp. will retain and operate four plants under a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers. The company will hold another four sites for divestiture as ongoing businesses and wind down or consolidate 10 plants, according to the agreement. MORE
LITTLE ROCK, AR-Airplane builder Dassault is investing $20 million in a new 116,000-square-foot addition to the plant where it performs final assembly of its Falcon jet. MORE
TOULOUSE, France-Aerospace companies around the world are jockeying for position to take over a half-dozen Airbus factories that manufacture everything from wing sections to cockpit subassemblies. MORE
TOKYO-Top executives at Toyota Motor Corp. are concerned the automaker has built too many factories in the United States and are urging the company to slow the pace of new plant construction. MORE
SOUTHFIELD, MI-Approximately 38 percent of all midsized companies say their outsourcing projects are less than fully effective, with 15 percent reporting they are now “worse off” after outsourcing, according to a report by AlixPartners LLP. MORE
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