DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. will invest $1.2 billion in three Michigan facilities to prepare for production of the all-new Ford Ranger and Bronco, and to support the company’s expansion into mobility. The company will invest $850 million to retool its Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne; $150 million in its Romeo Engine Plant; and $200 million to build a data center at the company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

LINCOLN, AL—Honda will invest $85 million in its assembly plant here as part of a multiphase project to improve manufacturing flexibility, strengthen logistics, and prepare for future technologies.

TORONTO—Canada’s economy began 2017 on a tear, building on momentum from the end of last year that is being led by manufacturers and oil producers. Gross domestic product increased 0.6 percent in January, doubling economist expectations of 0.3 percent growth. From a year earlier, output was up 2.3 percent—the most since the start of 2015.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump ordered on Friday a comprehensive study to identify every form of “trade abuse” that contributes to U.S. deficits with foreign countries. “The theft of American prosperity will end,” Trump said at an Oval Office ceremony announcing the study, along with another directive to step up enforcement of existing trade penalties.

FORT WAYNE, IN—Faurecia Clean Mobility, a global manufacturer of automotive emissions control systems, will invest $4 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating up to 144 new jobs by 2018.

WASHINGTON—Output at U.S. manufacturers rose in February for a sixth consecutive month, underscoring a sustained rebound in the industry. The 0.5 percent gain at factories, which make up 75 percent of overall industrial output, matched the prior month’s advance, marking the best back-to-back performance in three years, according to the Federal Reserve.

MUNICH—Production at BMW’s assembly plant here came to a standstill for almost an hour after two workers passed out during their shift due to alcohol and drug consumption.

CHICAGO—Water-saving technologies at Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant here have helped the facility reduce water usage by 13 million gallons in 2016.

COLUMBUS, IN—Lindal Group, a manufacturer of valves, actuators and spray caps for aerosol products, will build a $20 million assembly plant here.

LEETONIA, OH—Humtown Products, a manufacturer of sand cores and molds, has installed a $1 million 3D sand printer at its factory here. The machine operates like 3D printers for resin, creating molds for metal casting by “printing” layers of fine sand.