In its FY 2024-25 annual report, Hyundai Motor India announced it has adopted a data-driven manufacturing setup by digitally connecting over 2,000 critical pieces of equipment to its IIOT network, generating 19 billion data points annually. By leveraging AI, machine learning, and deep learning, the company deploys th

On August 5, BMW announced that its Regensburg plant is shifting from natural gas to renewable energy by gradually electrifying its paint shops. A pilot project shows how this can be done quickly using thermal oil technology.
The key change involves using thermal oil to transfer heat instead of relying on gas. This s

On July 21, Honda announced it will mark the 40th anniversary of the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), celebrating the largest Honda auto engine plant in the world. 
As part of the Honda EV Hub, AEP is one of three production facilities in Ohio that are advancing the concept of flexible motors on the same production lines. AE

On July 16, Comau announced that it has built a dry room laboratory at its Italian headquarters in Grugliasco to develop and test the cell manufacturing equipment the company has already developed. Comau has invested close to EUR 1 million in it. 
It features three proto-test spots (two of which are at -40° dew point

On July 1, Q5D announced that it is doubling the resources at its Technical Assessment Centre (TAC) in Bristol, UK. The TAC is used by customers for feasibility studies and prototyping for embedding wiring directly into the structure of a product, rather than using separate wire harnesses. 
The patented process, whic

On July 2, BMW launched "Factory Genius," an AI-powered maintenance assistant that speeds up troubleshooting by suggesting solutions within seconds, cutting down diagnosis time.
Similar to a search engine, the tool scans internal data sources such as manuals, fault reports, and shift logs that are updated daily for q

On July 1, ABB announced that Stellantis’ plant in Melfi, Italy, will use its PixelPaint technology with mono coat paint from Nippon Paint to create the duo-tone paintwork of DS Automobiles’ new DS N°8 flagship. The technology will ramp up production during the second half of 2025 in a fully automated and highly sust

On June 25, Avtomobilnye Tekhnologii, in a social media post, announced that it had painted the first Haval M6 body in its newly launched paint shop. This marks a key step in ramping up to full-cycle production, which began in February 2025.
Based on social media updates of Avtomobilnye Tekhnologii

On June 24, Comau unveiled its wide range of new products aimed at making automation smarter, more mobile, and easier to use for all industries at Automatica 2025 from June 24–27 in Munich.
MyCo series of six lightweight collaborative robots: designed to work safely with humans, they offer payloads from 3 kg to 15 kg

On June 25, Škoda Auto started construction of a new advanced paint shop at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav, which is set to open in 2029. It will replace the original 1996 facility and join the existing 2019 paint shop.
The new shop will increase the total painting capacity to 2,600 vehicles per day, with 1,600 bod

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. 
Six Eur

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.
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