CASA GRANDE, AZ — Construction has begun at Lucid Motor’s Arizona manufacturing facility that will be dedicated to the production of the Lucid Motors Air electric sedan. According to the company, production will begin in late 2020.
TANGIER, Morocco — French company Sealynx Automotive Morocco, a subsidiary of Sealynx International, has inaugurated a new production facility here with a total investment of €22 million.
LONDON — The robotics market is set to transform over the next 10 years, based on the comprehensive robotics tracker released by global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.
SEDGEFIELD, UK — Filtronic, a designer and manufacturer of antennas, filters and millimeter wave products recently announced that it has invested $1.3 million in new equipment for its manufacturing facility here.
The Ohio State University at Mansfield has announced a new engineering technology degree program to be offered on its campus, beginning in the fall of 2020.
HUNTSVILLE, AL—The highly anticipated $1.6 billion Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant is well on its way to being complete. Concrete is being poured and pipes are being installed on the 2,400-acre campus.
DETROIT—General Motors and LG Chem will form a joint venture company to mass-produce batteries for electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to $2.3 billion in the company, which will establish an assembly plant on a greenfield site in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio. The project is expected to create more than 1,100 new jobs.
WASHINGTON—House Democrats have reached an agreement with the White House to strengthen labor, environmental, pharmaceutical and enforcement provisions in President Trump’s North American trade pact, a significant development that moves the president’s signature trade deal closer to becoming law.