On June 17, the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) announced that Europe’s auto industry installed 23,000 new robots in 2024. In terms of automation activity, the combined number of 23,000 European robot installations in the car sector was ahead of the 19,200 units installed in North America in 2024. 
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On June 11, Comau announced its partnership with Roboze 3D printer maker to make advanced, on-demand manufacturing more affordable and accessible. Their collaboration, combining digital additive manufacturing and automation, will benefit industries such as automotive, energy, racing, and others.
Through the collabora

On June 13, San Jose, California-based Sakuu, a leading provider of commercial-scale equipment and technologies to the battery manufacturing industry, announced it has been recognized as a winner in Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards for its Kavian dry electrode printing process. 
The Sakuu Kavian Platfo

On June 12, Schaeffler AG announced it has entered into a technology collaboration with NVIDIA. The partnership should help Schaeffler further digitalize its production processes and, ultimately, make them more efficient and agile. 
Using NVIDIA Omniverse, Schaeffler is expanding its production elements, which will b

On June 11, BMW announced that it is scaling up its Virtual Factory, using digital twins of over 30 production sites to speed up planning. What used to take weeks in real plants can now be tested virtually in days.
From now until 2027, over 40 new or updated models will be added to global production—first virtually,

On June 6, Renault Group announced that it has made a minority investment in Wandercraft, a French based company known for creating self-balancing medical exoskeletons. With its experience in exoskeletons, Wandercraft is now developing a platform for industrial use.
Under the agreement, Renault Group and Wandercraft

On June 5, Comau announced that it has showcased new technologies for electric motor production at the CWIEME 2025 in Berlin from June 3–5, 2025.
The company introduced a fully automated system for making hairpin stators, covering all key steps—from wire forming to insertion, widening, twisting, and then laser weldin

On June 4, Comau announced its collaboration with Intecells, US to improve how cold plasma is used in making battery cells. Intecells holds a patent for the new technology, and together they aim to help customers add it to their current production lines in a cost-effective way.
The cold plasma technology already help

On June 3, Dürr and GROB announced that they will present a new concept factory for lithium-ion battery cells at the Battery Show Europe. Key technologies include a dry coating of the electrodes, which does not require a drying process, and powerful Z-folder technology for cell assembly with integrated notching.
The

On June 3, Comau announced that it is presenting its latest innovations in battery cell formation and manufacturing at The Battery Show Europe 2025, during June 3–5, 2025, in Stuttgart, Germany.
Lab Fixtures for Formation and Testing system: developed for the National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia, it’s a modula

On May 29, Comau developed advanced automation tech for Li Auto’s new range extender line, helping the company reach up to 400,000 units of annual production. The complete solution covers concept design, system simulation, assembly, and commissioning.
The automation system handles key parts of the line—interior, exte

On May 16, BMW announced that it is increasing digitalization at its Landshut plant. Advanced technologies such as AI, smart logistics, and data-driven quality checks make it a key innovation hub.
AI-supported data analysis helps detect cyber threats early, while digital process controls and connected systems improve

On May 14, Audi announced that its Ingolstadt plant in Germany has been upgraded to integrate Q6 e-tron production into its existing body shop and assembly lines. It’s also the first Audi plant in Germany with its own battery assembly facility.
The Audi Q6 e-tron series was seamlessly integrated into the assembly lin

On May 13, ABB announced that Mercedes-Benz has deployed its PixelPaint technology in the Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Mercedes-Benz will first use PixelPaint on the Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series. PixelPaint consists of a paint head with more than 1,000 tiny, individually controlled nozzles, mounted on an

On May 6, Inbolt and FANUC announced they are launching a manufacturing breakthrough enabling FANUC robots to perform production tasks on continuously moving parts at line speeds, one of the most complex challenges in workflow automation.
With Inbolt’s AI-powered 3D vision, manufacturers can now automate screw insert

On April 28, Lead Intelligent Equipment (LEAD) signed a major contract with FAAM – Energy Saving Battery, a subsidiary of Seri Industrial S.p.A., to provide a state-of-the-art end-of-line (EOL) solution for FAAM’s new Teverola 2 facility near Naples, Italy.
The facility will feature multiple high-efficiency lithium i

On April 24, Renault announced that its Maubeuge plant in France is inaugurating the Jetprint Paint, a revolutionary two-tone painting technology that enhances precision, efficiency, and sustainability, for the production of Renault 4 E-Tech electric.
Jetprint Paint uses paint-printing robots to apply the roof and bo

On April 19, Craftman Automation Limited announced the commencement of commercial operations at its new plant in Kothavadi, Coimbatore. The project was initially approved by the company’s Board of Directors on October 30, 2023. As per the original plan, the proposed capacity is to be added in phases—Phase 1 focusing

On April 14, AvtoVAZ announced that it had installed new robotic welding complexes in the LADA Iskra welding shop, which is now ready to start industrial production. AvtoVAZ has completed the commissioning works. The welding shop overs over 40,000 square meters.
It can produce up to 30 car bodies per hour. The shop h

On April 11, Sollers presented the latest developments in additive technologies in the automotive industry to Raisa of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and forum guests. The Russian Venture Forum is taking place in Kazan on April 10-11, 2025. 
It presented samples of complex geometrically shaped auto components made usin