Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

ZF manufactures these sensors and ECUs at its assembly plant in Peterlee in the United Kingdom. Until recently, the production of air bag modules at the plant relied to a large extent on manual labor.

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