Engineers at the University of Virginia have developed a system that integrates AI agents that work together to optimize production processes.

DETROIT, MI—Initially, GM planned to produce both the XT4 and the Bolt EV on the same assembly line starting in 2025. However, the automaker now says the Kansas plant will exclusively produce Bolt vehicles.

NORCROSS, GA—Suniva, a U.S. solar company, has begun producing solar cells at its Georgia factory. 

AUGSBURG, Germany—Kuka has introduced a new, higher-payload model to its line of SCARA robots.

SEATTLE, WA—Boeing workers on the U.S. West Coast voted to accept a new contract, ending a seven-week strike that had halted much of the company’s jet production. 

RENTON, WA—Should the vote pass, workers could return as early as Wednesday, with a deadline for return by November 12.

PAMPLONA, Spain—Volkswagen has placed an order with Kuka for more than 700 robots for its assembly plant here.

WICHITA, KS—Union workers at Textron Aviation ratified a new five-year contract on Oct. 20, ending a four-week strike. 

TAMIL NADU, India—Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd's manufacturing plant in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu, has reached a milestone by producing over 4.5 million powertrain units since its inception in 2010. 

SEATTLE—The governors of Utah, Missouri and Montana on Tuesday urged Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking machinists to end a nearly seven-week-old strike, citing the impact to their states and the planemaker’s suppliers.