MASON, OH—Festo Didactic Learning Systems North America is expanding its Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program (MAP).

COVINGTON, GA—Stellantis NV has agreed to help Archer Aviation Inc. manufacture electric aircraft at the latter’s new assembly plant here.

RACINE, WI—UAW members who have been on strike since May at CNH Industrial factories in Wisconsin and Iowa voted down a tentative labor contract on Jan. 7, the United Auto Workers union said.

STATESBORO, GA—Ecoplastic Corp., a Korean auto parts manufacturer, is investing $205 million to build a new manufacturing facility here. The company is a tier-1 supplier for Hyundai, producing parts such as consoles and bumpers.

DETROIT—General Motors on Wednesday posted a 2.5% rise in U.S. new vehicle sales in 2022, outselling Toyota Motor, helped by an easing of inventory shortages and strong demand for its cars and trucks.

MEXICO CITY—The Mexican Economic Ministry announced that GM would be expanding EV production in the country.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Sila Nanotechnologies $100 million to support the company’s new factory in Moses Lake, WA, and help Sila hire and train some 300 workers for the facility. It’s one of 21 projects that the DOE has funded to support domestic battery materials processing and manufacturing.

NORMAL, IL—Rivian Automotive is taking action after workers reported bedbugs on forklifts at its assembly plant here.

CHARLESTON, SC—Redwood Materials is spending $3.5 billion to build a new factory here to recycle batteries from electric vehicles (EVs).

HYDERABAD, India—Panic gripped Hetero Group’s pharmaceutical manufacturing plant here after a leopard was spotted inside the building in the early morning hours of Dec. 18.