Nick Patterson
Toyota SUV to emerge from the Mazda Toyota joint venture plant
Toyota announced today that plans for the upcoming Mazda Toyota plant being built in Huntsville, Alabama will include a new, as yet unnamed Toyota...
Mitsubishi heads South later this year
The automotive sector in the South is expected to grow by one OEM by the end of the year when Mitsubishi Motors North America...
Systems Electro Coating: A proud Mississippi supplier
The business of Mississippi automotive supplier Systems Electro Coating is making sure that the metal parts that go into cars don’t rust. But that...
Toyota makes personnel moves in Alabama
Toyota Motor North America announced May 20 that a new executive will be heading its Huntsville engine plant.
David Finch, a 28-year veteran of the...
Faces: Regional champion Don Stoegbauer
When Don Stoegbauer was called to the stage at the 2018 Southern Automotive Conference in Atlanta, he was caught off-guard.
At the time, the leaders...
Kudos: Hands on and real world
As a mother and a businesswoman, Terri Seese took a good look at education, and saw a gap. A few years later, she’s working...
Executive Q&A: Kia’s Stuart Countess on responsibility and the future
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia would be the home for the South Korean automaker’s big new SUV,...
Vintage: Marathon Motors
If someone were to ask you which cars have been built in Nashville, Tennessee, you might be forgiven for responding with the names of...
Faces: Dream Job
The Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems is a powerhouse in the area of research around moving the automotive industry and other industries forward.
Based at...
Breaking: Daimler announces new leadership at Mercedes-Benz US International in Alabama
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, the Tuscaloosa County, Alabama-based production arm of the luxury car maker is getting new leadership, as CEO Jason Hoff takes on...
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...