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Magna investing $500M+ to expand in Michigan; two new plants, 1 expansion

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Clair (battery enclosures) and is opening new facilities in Shelby Township (powertrain) and Detroit (seating). A new 200,000 square-foot greenfield powertrain facility in Shelby Township will supply battery tray components for a global automaker’s electric vehicles. The company is expanding its facility in St.

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Ford using autonomous mobile robot to operate 3D printers at Advanced Manufacturing Center

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Ford has used the printer to make low-volume, custom parts, such as a brake line bracket for the Performance Package-equipped Mustang Shelby GT500. Not only does this increase throughput, it reduces the cost of custom-printed products.

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Curtiss-Wright delivers flight test hardware for Eviation’s Alice all-electric aircraft

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Curtiss-Wright designs and manufactures its electric actuation products at its Shelby, NC facility.

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IperionX to produce 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium components for Ford Performance

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Ford Performance is the high-performance and racing division of the Ford Motor Company, known for a leading range of performance cars such as the F150 Raptor, Bronco Raptor, Mustang Mach 1 and the Shelby GT500.

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Elio Motors releases body framing and engine cradle design to suppliers for E-Series engineering prototype builds

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He included Schwab Industries of Shelby Township, Mich., which will provide stamping and fabrication services; and The Paslin Company of Shelby Township, which is providing welding systems and fixtures for construction of the E-Series prototypes.

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Renovo to show electric supercar prototype at CES

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Using a factory-modified Shelby American CSX9000 rolling chassis (“Cobra Daytona Coupe”), Renovo’s eponymous coupe features twin mid-mounted sequential axial-flux motors producing more than 370 kW (500 hp) and 1,000 lb-ft (1,356 N·m) of torque, with a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.4 Renovo Motors, Inc., Earlier post.). seconds.

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Ford’s first mass-produced carbon fiber wheels

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To source the new lightweight track-capable carbon fiber wheels that are standard on the new Shelby GT350R Mustang, Ford partnered with Australia-based Carbon Revolution. The wheels of Shelby GT350R are designed to be stiff, light and resilient. The suspension response was fast enough to greatly diminish the severity of the impact.