PRINCETON, IN—Toyota will invest $1.4 billion in its assembly plant here to build a new, three-row, battery-electric SUV. The project is expected to add 340 new jobs at the factory.

To meet safe launch for an automotive component, a Michigan company had to manufacture 4,000 assemblies with zero defects. MES software helped the company do it.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN—Engineers at Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation are developing a way for electric vehicles to wirelessly charge while driving on highways.

CAMBRIDGE, England—Additive manufacturing offers pros and cons for electric vehicle manufacturers.

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.

STAMFORD, CT—By 2027, many next-generation EVs will be cheaper to mass produce than comparable ICE vehicles, claims a new report by Gartner Inc.

DOVER, OH—Schaeffler AG plans to build a $230 million assembly plant here to produce e-axles and other transmission components for electric vehicles.

Lion expects to produce approximately 14,000 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles per year at its.
new assembly plant in Mirabel, Quebec. Meeting that sort of production volume requires automation.

Two recipients of the Assembly Plant of the Year award (Ford and Kenworth) are using state-of-the-art tools and technology to produce electric vehicles.

CUPERTINO, CA—Apple has decided to pull the plug on its much anticipated electric car project.