Gail Allyn Short
Worker Proficiency: Starting Over
In late spring of this year, automakers in the United States began ramping up production after a nearly two-month shutdown to contain COVID-19. By...
Family Affair
It happened nearly 100 years ago.
That is when August Pausch, a technician, and Hans Rausch, a businessman, in 1920 founded a small manufacturing firm...
Logistics: Move ‘Em Out
This spring, on the parking lot of the long-defunct Century Plaza Mall in Birmingham, Alabama, stand rows and rows of new Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The cars,...
Vision: Ride of a Lifetime
In his 2015 self-published memoir, I Hear My Angel Sing, Sean Suggs, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi (TMMM), describes his early childhood experiences,...
Executive Q&A: Outgoing MBUSI CEO Jason Hoff talks next-gen cars and shaping tomorrow’s workforce
Weeks before the just-announced change of management, Jason Hoff sat down with Southern Automotive Alliance magazine for one of his last interviews as CEO...
Changing Climate
Federal government looks to rewrite regulations on fuel economy, greenhouse emissions.
Course Correction
Automotive suppliers face increased pressure to innovate as OEM customers strive to build the high-tech vehicles of the future.
Frank Chestnut: Listening, Training, Leading
Crossing the state for the commerce department and spreading the word about apprenticeships
Never Say “Temp”
As Tuscaloosa native Hugh Thomas tells it, his career switch from advertising to industrial staffing...
Grad Finds Satisfying Career Through Alabama's CARCAM Program
Five years ago, Stephanie Luster, 31, says she mapped out her career path. She applied for the nursing program at Central...
What's New
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...