Erica Joiner West
First Look: Mazda’s CX-50
Mazda revealed the look of the CX-50 on Monday, touting its off-road ability as a key driver in its design and function.
“Today we are...
Toyota to invest in automotive battery production
Toyota Motor North America announced today that it will invest $3.4 billion in automotive battery production in the U.S. through 2030, including building an...
Regional automakers gather at Southern Automotive Conference
More than 1,000 attendees are expected to walk through the doors of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Alabama for the 14th annual Southern Automotive...
Volkswagen and The Conservation Fund donate acreage
Volkswagen of America and The Conservation Fund have completed a multi-year effort to buy, conserve and transfer approximately 1,500 acres of land to the...
Nissan unveils plan for carbon neutrality, intelligent factory
Nissan unveiled its production line at the Tochigi Plant in Japan featuring the Nissan Intelligent Factory initiative. The initiative is part of Nissan’s overall...
Mazda announces CX-50 SUV to be built in Huntsville
Mazda North American Operations has announced that it will build the all-new CX-50 SUV at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing in Huntsville. The Mazda CX-50 will...
Mercedes-Benz seeks several hundred workers
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is hiring several hundred production team members by year’s end.
The hiring is being spurred by the growing demand...
Rausch & Pausch Automotive promotes Carmen Jordan to CEO of Auburn plant
Rausch & Pausch Automotive has promoted Carmen Jordan to president and chief executive officer of RAPA LP in Auburn, Alabama.
An Auburn native, Jordan earned...
BMW sales for Q3 rise in 2021
BMW of North America has reported third-quarter sales of 75,619 BMW vehicles in the U.S., an 8.7% increase over the same period last year....
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing begins production of the Corolla Cross
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing and its 2,000 team members have started production of the all-new 2022 Corolla Cross in Alabama. MTM, the joint partnership between...