LEIPZIG, Germany—Porsche AG’s assembly plant here that assembles the Maycan EV has been named the “Factory of the Year” by the Kearney consulting firm.

NEW YORK—Heavy investment from the private sector and the U.S. government may result in battery recycling initiatives outpacing demand.

More than a decade ago, Northrop Grumman adopted production technology from the auto industry and unveiled an automated assembly line to mass-produce fuselages for the F-35 jet fighter.

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin “a feasibility study of a strategic partnership in the fields of vehicle electrification and intelligence.”

Wichita State University is leading a new a three-year project to assist NASA’s manufacturing paradigm shift from “factories on earth” to “factories in space.”

The mainframe computers and enterprise systems produced at IBM’s operation in Poughkeepsie, NY are the backbone of cloud computing, e-commerce, online banking, social media and other attributes of the digital age that most people take for granted.

Automakers and suppliers are investing heavily in next-generation advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).

OSLO, Norway—Engineers at chemical company Elkem ASA have developed an iron-silicon powder that may make it easier to print EV motor components.

Schneider Electric’s facility in Lexington, KY, holds the distinction of being named both the Assembly Plant of the Year and a Lighthouse factory.

The BattChallenge tasks 12 universities, along with their vocational school partners, to design, build, test and integrate an advanced lithium-ion battery into a Stellantis electric vehicle.