SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW’s assembly plant here set a production record during 2021, producing 433,810 BMW X vehicles during the year, a 20 percent increase over 2020 and breaking the previous record of 411,620 units set in 2019.
DETROIT—Propelled by a surge in demand from non-automotive manufacturing sectors, sales of industrial robots in North America set a new record in 2021, totaling $2 billion, a 14 percent increase over the previous high in 2017, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).
SILAO, Mexico—Workers at two General Motors’ assembly plants here voted for a new independent union to represent them after ousting an old guard union last year, according to results announced Feb. 3.
DEARBORN, MI—Difficulties in obtaining semiconductor chips will prompt Ford Motor Co. to temporarily halt or scale back production at eight assembly plants in North America.
WASHINGTON—A new U.S. Department of Commerce report says many manufacturers that rely on semiconductors have only a few days worth of inventory at any time.
TUCSON, AZ—NASA is spending $750,000 on a project undertaken by two University of Arizona researchers who use machine learning methods to mitigate defects that occur during the 3D printing of jet engine parts.
DETROIT—General Motors announced Tuesday its plans to invest $7 billion in Michigan to increase the production of electric vehicles and battery manufacturing. It's the single biggest investment in the company's history.
TURIN, Italy—Comau has developed and deployed an automated edrive assembly line for Geely Automobile Holdings at its Geely Veremt plant in Ningbo, China.
TURKU, Finland—Industrial automation giant Kuka is set to build a smart factory for construction company Admares, which specializes in digitalizing the manufacturing of buildings.
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