DETROIT—Acknowledging that it had to choose between “two good friends,” the United Autoworkers union has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders.
GUANGZHOU, China—Police have seized some 33,000 counterfeit automotive parts at a factory here. , Collectively worth $1 million, the parts were destined for Toyota’s assembly plant in Australia.
EAGAN, MN—Medical device startup Corvida Medical will spend $3.1 million to expands its assembly plant here, which produces closed-system drug transfer products.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components that uses carbon dioxide as feedstock. Formulated with up to 50 percent CO2-based polyols, the new materials could reduce petroleum use by more than 600 million pounds annually.
GAITHERSBURG, MD—The National Institute of Standards and Technology has created a new international standard that maps environmental aspects of manufacturing processes.
EVERETT, WA—Boeing’s new $1 billion factory here features state-of-the-art automation that will be used to build wings for the next-generation 777X jetliner.
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