COSTA MESA, CA – US auto sales in July likely increased 2.4% year-over-year, but 2016 sales will not match 2015, according to JD Power and LMC Automotive.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments, inclusive of slates and detachables, were 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2016, says the International Data Corp. Growth continues to decline, with the market receding 12.3% year-over-year as vendors begin to refocus their product lines and consumers hold off on purchases.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nortech Systems will close its manufacturing facility in Augusta, WI, by the end of 2016.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL – Panasonic Factory Solutions has opened its cloud9 Innovation Center here, highlighting its foray into integrated, turnkey solutions for assembling electronics products.