(AP) — 3M is signaling that a steady recovery in the U.S. autos and housing markets is far from certain in 2010. The company, considered a window into economic health because of the wide variety of ...

New car bodies are typically inspected for paint defects before final assembly. This paint touch-up station on a BMW production line in Regensburg, Germany, now features an automated system powered by ...

3M has been in the auto business for more than a century and supplies numerous parts for gas-powered vehicles and their manufacturing lines. As more electric vehicles are sold, fewer combustion models ...

Adhesives specialists at 3M believe there is a growing market for the use of adhesives for bonding in automotive body structures, citing several advantages over conventional spot-welding. As well as ...