SHANGHAI: A gigantic robotic arm capable of lifting an entire chassis at a General Motors plant in Shanghai is the US automaker’s secret weapon as it seeks to sell “Made in China” cars to America.

The yellow machine—dubbed “Fanuc” by workers after its maker—can lift a one-ton object and is being used to transport large parts in the body shop of the Cadillac plant.

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