DETROIT—General Motors plans to invest $71 million in two Ohio manufacturing facilities, including $39 million at its Toledo transmission plant and $32 million at its Defiance casting plant. Work will begin immediately at the two locations. These investments will enable GM to retain 240 U.S. manufacturing jobs.

DRESDEN, Germany—A recent project in Germany called RadarGlass integrates sensors into front headlights.

GHENT, Belgium—Volvo has started to assemble the XC40 Recharge SUV at its plant here.

PALO ALTO, CA—Tesla Inc. has agreed to acquire ATW Automation, which builds battery and transmission assembly lines for major automakers like BMW and Daimler.

DETROIT—General Motors is ramping up its electric vehicle production plans.

MACUNGIE, PA—Mack Trucks has completed an $84 million overhaul of its plant here to improve production quality, efficiency and worker safety.

HAMPTON, VA—Huntington Ingalls Industries plans to build undersea drones at a facility here, anticipating greater demand for the unmanned submarines by the Navy.

SMYRNA, TN—Production of the 2021 Nissan Rogue launched at the Nissan North America vehicle assembly plant here on schedule, despite pandemic setbacks.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN–Researchers at Purdue University have developed a system for efficient, low-cost monitoring for machine health, including overall quality, condition and operation status.