GOTHENBURG, Sweden—To meet the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines, the Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale battery assembly plant in Sweden.

BATESVILLE, IN—IKIO LED Lighting LLC is planning to build a new assembly plant and warehouse facility here.

DANIELSON, CT—SPIROL has launched a new and improved corporate website: www.spirol.com

MILLERSBURG, PA—Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. plans to invest $40 million to expand its medical device assembly plant here, creating more than 100 local jobs.

KOSICE, Slovakia—Volvo is spending $1.24 billion build a new assembly plant here that will be exclusively dedicated to making electric vehicles.

CASSINETTA, Italy—Whirlpool Corp.’s assembly plant has become a zero waste to landfill facility a year ahead of schedule, and it reduced its carbon emissions by 38 percent in just four years. The appliance manufacturer is aiming for carbon neutrality at all of its 54 sites around the world by 2030.

SANAND, India—Tata Motors Ltd. has agreed to buy Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant here for $91.5 million.

ANNGROVE, Ireland—Medical device manufacturer Stryker has opened an additive manufacturing facility here. The 156,000-square-foot factory could employ up to 600 people.

LORDSTOWN, OH—Foxconn has signed an agreement to manufacture Monarch Tractor’s battery packs and electric agricultural equipment at its assembly plant here.

TAKAOKA, Japan—Toyota Motor Corp. paused production at its assembly plant here for several days last week due to a COVID outbreak among employees.