CONCORD, NC—General Motors recently broke ground on its new Charlotte Technical Center, a 130,000-square-foot facility that will accelerate strategic knowledge transfer between the company's motorsports and production vehicle development.

WAYNE, MI—Ford has invested $750 million and added approximately 2,700 direct jobs at its assembly plant here to build the sixth-generation Bronco.

PRYOR, OK—Los Angeles-based electric vehicle company Canoo announced last week that it will build its U.S. manufacturing plant here, a facility expected to employ 2,000 people.

TOKYO—Japan has signed off on a $338 million semiconductor research project to develop cutting-edge chip technology in the country with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—MIT Professional Education has launched a new Professional Certificate Program in Industry 4.0 to provide technology and engineering professionals in the manufacturing space with the tools, skills and knowledge they need to excel in the digital age.

LINCOLN, AL—Honda Motor Co. is looking to hire more than 100 full-time production workers at its assembly plant here.

TORSLANDA, Sweden—Volvo’s assembly plant here has attained fully climate-neutral status.

TULSA, OK—Whirlpool Corp. is investing $15 million in its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 150 new jobs.

FRANKFURT, Germany—A new technology that promises to make robotic painting of cars faster, more flexible and less wasteful has earned an international award for innovation.

FLINT, MI—Hundreds of jobs are available at General Motors’ assembly plant here.