On December 23, the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a EUR 50 million financing agreement with Comau, Italy, to support its research, development, and innovation work in robotics, automation, machine tools, and digital technologies across industries such as batteries, aerospace, renewable energy, and logistics.
On December 15, multiple sources reported that GM Korea will invest USD 300 million in its production facilities in Korea. The move is widely seen as an effort to dispel withdrawal rumors that resurfaced this year amid U.S. tariff measures and the closure of company-run service centers.
On the same day, GM Korea held
On December 8, AvtoVAZ announced that it had completed the fourth stage of its “Implementation of a Domestic System for Design and Technological Preparation of Production” project. The project is being implemented jointly with Top Systems.
During this stage, AvtoVAZ tested several new subsystem features, including "V
On November 17, SEAT and CUPRA organized the 7th edition of Innovation Days+. The event encourages teams across the company to showcase bold ideas that can improve strategy and operations.
Among the standout projects was “AQUA AI”, which uses artificial intelligence to increase product quality, cut production time an
Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG (Brose) has advanced its additive production with a new metal 3D printer, developed in collaboration with Farsoon Technologies. It will present a sample print of this new system at Formnext from November 18 – 21, 2025.
The new printer features increased laser power and an extended buil
On November 6, Comau announced that it has delivered a fully automated body-in-white welding and material handling system for Foton Daimler’s next-generation A6 heavy-duty truck platform. The new production line supports modular manufacturing, faster launch times, and greater flexibility for Foton Auman trucks.
The s
On November 3, the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS inaugurated DRYplatform. DRYplatform enables researchers to develop and scale concepts from scientific approaches to near-industrial demonstrations based on the “DRYtraec” dry-coating process. DRYtraec replaces conventional wet coating of el
On October 31, Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA announced they are deepening their collaboration to accelerate innovation in autonomous vehicles (AVs), on-device semiconductor advancements, smart factories and robotics with a new AI factory, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell AI infrastructure.
In addition, in support of the
On October 28, Lucid Group, Inc. announced a collaboration with NVIDIA that positions Lucid to deliver one of the world's first privately owned passenger vehicles with Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AV platform.
In addition, Lucid aims to deploy a unified AI factory to build smar
On October 29, MHP, a Porsche subsidiary, announced that V4Smart, the joint venture of Porsche and Varta, has built a fully digitalized cloud-based production system to mass-produce first automotive cylindrical battery cells in Germany. Using a Software-Defined Manufacturing approach, the IT setup was completed in 10
On October 15, Hyundai Motor Company announced operational changes for its India business in 2025, detailing an expansion of the Pune plant that is scheduled for completion by 2028. The upgrade will increase annual output to 250,000 units, raising the total annual production capacity in India to over one million vehi
Announced on October 13, 2025, Hyundai Motor Group has established a new Corporate Lab within its Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).
Situated inside the Group’s p
On October 7, Airtificial Group signed a EUR 3 million contract with a major global Tier-1 supplier, for the design, manufacture, and commissioning of two production lines dedicated to the assembly, inspection, and automated testing of door interior modules for a renowned sports car brand.
The new client is a leadin
On October 1, Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE) and Ford announced they have successfully completed a GBP 430,000 Innovate UK-funded EB-eDrive project, proving that the manufacture of electric motor stators can be improved by utilizing advanced electron beam welding.
CVE and Ford demonstrated that electron beam weld
On October 1, the BMW Group announced that BMW Group Plant Leipzig is planning a hydrogen pipeline link. It will become the first car plant in the world to receive hydrogen via a pipeline. BMW has signed contracts with MITNETZ GAS GmbH and ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH. BMW can use hydrogen in completely new ways, especia
On September 29, Arkema inaugurated its Battery Dry Coating Laboratory, located at the Cerdato Research Center in Normandy, France. The laboratory is equipped with two technologies that enable versatile and precise electrode fabrication. The first is direct calendering, which allows the production of uniform and cons
On September 23, Tesla was granted a patent by the USPTO for its Unboxed Process, titled “AUTOMATED EXTERIOR VEHICLE PART ASSEMBLY USING GLOBAL DATUM”.
The process includes utilizing past Tesla manufacturing methods, including Gigacasting and structural battery integration, with more efficient “post-manufacturing” pr
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