DETROIT—In contract talks with the Detroit 3, the UAW will seek to boost the pay of veteran Tier 1 workers, who, union officials point out, haven’t had a wage increase in a decade. But that doesn’t mean their pay hasn’t gone up.

SALT LAKE CITY—Researchers at the University of Utah have developed a new technology for sintering titanium powder that produces titanium parts with wrought-like microstructure and mechanical properties.

ZURICH—ABB Ltd. has received a $52 million order to supply welding robots for Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant in Harbin, China.

BAUNATAL, Germany—A robot accidentally killed a worker at Volkswagen’s automotive assembly plant here. The robot pressed the worker up against a metal plate, crushing his chest.

DETROIT—The U.S.-built vehicle with the most domestic content is the Toyota Camry, according to the latest American-Made Index from Cars.com.

NOVI, MI—Magna International Inc. plans to spend $48 million on a new headquarters facility here for its seating division. The project is expected to add 164 jobs.

CHICAGO – U.S. auto sales maintained a steady pace of growth in June, and consumers were opening their wallets for more expensive models and upgrades, industry data show.

PALM BAY, FL—Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, a lithium battery manufacturer, is proposing to invest $270 million to build an assembly plant here and create 1,000 new jobs by the end of 2018.

MADISON, WI—Researchers from at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a nanogenerator capable of deriving energy from the friction encountered by a car’s rolling tire.

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI—FANUC America Corp. has introduced a new six-axis collaborative robot, the CR-35iA, which can carry a payload of 35 kilograms.