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Ford Motor takes Top Automaker in America designation

Ford Motor Co. has been declared the top automotive manufacturer in America in terms of production, according to IHS Markit 2020 light vehicle production...

Honda Donates Portable Generators

Supporting COVID-19 vaccination efforts, Honda is donating generators to  seven states where it has major operations. The states receiving the EG2800i are Alabama, Georgia,...

Choate Engineering Performance comes to Tennessee

Choate Engineering Performance is establishing new operations in Bolivar, Tennessee. The company will invest $8 million to retrofit and make improvements to an existing 155,000-square-foot...

Ford cancels Friday shifts in Louisville due to semiconductor shortage

Ford Motor Co. canceled its Thursday night shift and both shifts today at its Louisville Assembly Plant, in Kentucky, due to a shortage of...

Mullen Technologies to start EV production in Tennessee

Mullen Technologies Inc., an emerging electric vehicle manufacturer based in California, is merging with Net Element Inc. in a stock-for-stock reverse merger, with plans...

13 Millionth Vehicle Rolls of Toyota Kentucky line

A RAV4 Hybrid was the 13 millionth vehicle assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky. It rolled off the line yesterday. TMMK, which also produces the...

What do we do with all of these batteries?

Transforming the world to run on electric vehicles will take millions of batteries. So, what will we do with all of the batteries when...

Metalsa expands in Kentucky

Metalsa Structural Products Inc. plans to expands its Hopkinsville, Kentucky, operation, creating 97 full-time jobs in the years ahead to support its customers. The manufacturer...

Kia in Georgia donates to STEM programs

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia has donated $220,000 to SAE International’s A World in Motion program, which provides STEM engagement in Chambers County and Lanett,...

TTI opens Neology Transportation Research Center

Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Neology Inc. have completed the Neology Transportation Research Center and extended their agreement for an additional five years, with...

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Nissan unveils plan for carbon neutrality, intelligent factory

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