Automotive Manufacturing News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recently, Changan Automobile held the national qualifying rounds of the 2nd CHANGAN Middle East & Africa (MEA) Service Skills Competition across four key markets: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Oman. The competitions drew around 60 service professionals from over 40 authorized outlets, with the top performers advancing to the Regional Final. With over 40 years of market presence, Changan Automobile has established itself as the top-selling Chinese au...

MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A vast majority of decision-makers from the German industry considers humanoid robots drivers of future innovation in automation. 82 percent of respondents think that Germany should increase subsidies for humanoid robotics development the way China has. This is a finding of the 2026 automatica Trend Index. The survey was commissioned by automatica and a total of 100 German specialists and executives responsible for taking decisions on the adoption of robotics and automa...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (NASDAQ: FFAI) (“Faraday Future”, “FF” or the “Company”), a California-based global Embodied AI (EAI) ecosystem company, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted U.S. Patent No. 12,630,004, titled “Range-Extending Hybrid Transmission System,” to its subsidiary Future AIHER AI Hybrid Extended-Range Electric Powertrain System Inc. (“Future AIHER”). The patent, issued in May 2026 from an application...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--rentandes has announced the acquisition of all active renting contracts previously held by Local Colombian Competitor within the country. While the financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, the deal integrates approximately 1,000 vehicles into the company’s platform. This strategic move continues rentandes’ expansion in the Colombian operating leasing market and ensures seamless service continuity for all newly integrated clients. “This acquisitio...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an interim dividend to be paid in the fourth quarter of 2026 of $0.0207 per common share of the company, which is equivalent to the aggregate amount of approximately $1.2 million based on the number of common shares currently outstanding. The interim dividend will be paid on October 7, 2026, to holders of record as of the close of business in New York,...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TraXtion today announced the launch of TireSpec, an AI-powered website and smartphone solution that is the first of its kind available to dealerships, tire retailers and automotive repair facilities that works without the need for additional hardware. TireSpec enables tire shoppers to transform a simple smartphone photo into an instant replacement tire quote without downloading an app, manually entering tire information, or leaving the business's website. Embedde...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quanten debuts high performance actuators for humanoid robots, achieving a 30% weight reduction and 50% thrust increase compared to alternatives....

KANARRAVILLE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BZI®’s VP of Safety, Jesus Cadena, Recognized with 2026 Utah Business Executive Excellence Award...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Code Metal, the company that accelerates the path from code to metal with provable AI, today announced its acquisition of Signal Processing Technologies, Inc. (SPT) and the launch of its new Advanced RF Group. The acquisition extends Code Metal's platform into advanced communications, spectrum awareness, and digital signal processing — capabilities that underpin commercial telecommunications, autonomy, industrial infrastructure, and next-generation defense systems. SPT'...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hirebotics, a leading provider of collaborative robot (cobot) solutions for metal fabrication, today announced the first explosion-proof cobot solution built using its no-code Beacon platform and the FANUC CRX-10iA/L Paint hardware. Hirebotics’ Cobot Painter is available now, offering metal fabricators and manufacturers a practical, high-mix, low-volume alternative to manual spraying and complex automated lines. In the past, fabrication shops and other manufac...