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BMW testing Figure 01 humanoid at South Carolina automotive plant

Robotics Business Review

BMW said its Spartanburg facility is the largest automotive exporter in the U.S., STR is an AMR optimized for intralogistics work in BMW’s automotive factories. ” It also claimed that the Spartanburg plant as the first automotive plant in the world to use an exoskeleton for overhead work. and it has assembled more than 6.3

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SMMT Chief Executive Mike Hawes recognised for services to the UK automotive industry

SMMT

Mike Hawes, Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the automotive industry in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

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Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids

Robotics Business Review

The company’s portfolio includes LBR iiwa cobot introduced in 2013, and it is expanding into new markets and regions beyond its traditional stronghold in the automotive industry. KUKA’s sales have exceeded €4 billion ($4.2 billion U.S.) and it employs around 15,000 people across more than 50 countries.

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New car market ends five months of decline ahead of plate change

SMMT

Despite the growth, August volumes were still the weakest for the month, bar 2021, since 2013 as supply chain pressures continued to constrain the market. Registrations August 2013 – 65,937. 1 Large fleet registrations fell by -1.6%, although this was offset by a 3.2% increase in deliveries to private consumers.

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$55M settlement agreement has been reached in class action lawsuit against Hino

Canadian Manufacturing

The class consists of any person who purchased or leased an on-road vehicle equipped with a Hino model year 2010-2019 engine that was sold or leased in Canada before February 25, 2025, excluding entities affiliated with Hino.

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UK demand for new vans shrinks for fourth month running

SMMT

Registrations of new pickups, meanwhile, surged by 40.6% last month with 8,107 of the latest models and variants joining UK roads as significantly more businesses invested in these operation-critical workhorses ahead of measures to treat double-cabs as cars for benefit in kind and capital allowance purposes.

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Cyngn adds patent for autonomous vehicle and cloud technologies

Robotics Business Review

” Founded in 2013, Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industries such as automotive manufacturing and logistics. Its DriveMod kit can be installed on new industrial vehicles at end of line or via retrofit.