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New Technology Included in the Redesigned Cadillac Escalade

The Cadillac Escalade has been redesigned to include first-to-market technology advances, including a curved Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) screen, the first AKG automotive...

IAC Plans Expansion in Alabama

International Automotive Components Group North America Inc. has announced plans to invest more than $55.9 million in expansion projects that will create 182 jobs...

Volkswagen Takes Safety Honors for 2020 and 2021 Atlas

Volkswagen of America Inc. has received honors from two different safety organizations for its Atlas model, built at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant. The model year...

ArcelorMittal Steel Used In 2021 Ford Bronco

ArcelorMittal’s Fortiform 980 GI has been selected by Ford as the sole source for third-generation advanced high-strength steel being used in the 2021 Ford...

Mercedes Expands in Alabama, Adding Jobs

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, in Vance, Alabama, is expanding again. According to news reports citing the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, a 500,000-square-foot facility is...

Toyota Alabama Named 2020 Supplier of the Year

The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association has named Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama its 2020 Supplier of the Year. “Toyota’s incredible response throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has...

Mazda Honors the Human Spirit

Mazda North American Operations has launched Mazda Heroes: Honoring the Human Spirit program. The initiative aims to spotlight individuals across the country who have...

Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans Sell Well in Q3

Mercedes-Benz has seen an uptick in vehicle sales in the third quarter, mostly buoyed by  passenger car sales in China. For the first nine months...

Ford Pickup Truck Sales Best in 15 Years

Trucks were moving off the sales lots at Ford dealerships during the third quarter of 2020. Ford Motor Co. announced that it sold 551,796...

Volkswagen Supplier Park Celebrates Anniversary

Ten years ago, Volkswagen opened its 446,400-square-foot supplier park next door to its Chattanooga manufacturing facility. With a $21 million investment, the site became...

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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...