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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Manufacturing desk.
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BMW says Figure 03 will take on a logistics task at its Spartanburg plant, sorting unsorted components into the order needed for assembly. The project follows a Figure 02 pilot in the plant’s body shop.
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BMW says its Automated Driving In-Plant system has completed one million driverless vehicle movements across its production network. The system uses LiDAR sensors installed in plant infrastructure, cloud technology and motion-planning software to move vehicles in defined factory and logistics areas.
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Amprius says a US Department of War grant of up to $75 million will support converting an existing US EV battery line to make cells for military drones. The company targets annual capacity of 12 million cells by early 2028.
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Google says it is partnering with Stegra to help bring a large-scale, green hydrogen-based steel plant online in Boden, Sweden. The agreement covers environmental certificates linked to up to 91,000 metric tons of steel from the plant’s first production year.
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BMW Group says its Munich plant has been extensively modernised for Neue Klasse production, with new facilities, robotics, digital tracking and AI-assisted quality checks. In its 2 April 2026 announcement, BMW said BMW i3 series production was scheduled to begin in August 2026, while the plant was planned to produce only all-electric vehicles from 2027; the supplied evidence does not provide a later status update.