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2019 Was a Record Production Year for BMW in South Carolina
BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant remains the factory with the highest production numbers for the brand, the company said this week. "This confirms the...
BMW of North America Announces Executive Changes
BMW of North America today announced changes to its executive leadership team, naming Adam McNeill vice president engineering and Adam Sykes as vice president...
Spotlight: On wheels and built in the South
For many years now, the Southern U.S. has been the fastest growing region in the country for the automotive industry. Besides the number suppliers...
All about Cars and Economic Development
Hollie Pegg stays on the go.
As the assistant director of Asian and automotive business strategies for the Alabama Department of Commerce she’s constantly in...
Academic research paves a safer road
There is a test track at Barber Vintage Motorsports and Museum in Birmingham Alabama, set apart from the public areas of the sprawling complex.
At...
Executive Q&A: Toyota’s Jeneen Horton on giving back
Jeneen Horton is a fixture at automotive conferences, representing Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama as its manager for Environmental and Facilities Departments. A key player...
Executive Q&A: Oklahoma’s Jennifer Springer connects with the SAC
Oklahoma is not an automotive hub, but the state hopes to put its best foot forward toward greater involvement with the sector, sending an...
Toyota pumps money into San Antonio truck factory
Toyota announced Sept. 17 that it will invest $391 million at its San Antonio, Texas truck assembly plant. That will bring the automaker’s total...
Executive Q&A: How Mazda Toyota is coming together
Back in January 2018, two Japanese car manufacturers announced a joint venture plant to be built in Huntsville, Alabama. The Mazda Toyota facility marked...
Toyota announces plans to cut emissions by 40 percent at US plants
Plano, Texas-based Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) wants to aggressively reduce its carbon output in the U.S. by making agreements for Virtual Power Purchase...
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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...