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Executive Q&A: Nora Roper’s Uniquely Global Perspective on GM

Corvette may be “America’s Sports Car,” but one of the leaders in the facility that builds them brings a world of experience – as...

Volvo in South Carolina

Jeff Moore, vice president of manufacturing at the new Volvo plant in South Carolina, talks about why the Palmetto State is the place for the luxury brand to build.

Building More than Cars

Nissan workers help Habitat for Humanity construct houses in Mississippi

The Beauty of Speed

George Barber’s love of fast cars and powerful motorcycles still propels his one-of-a-kind museum in Birmingham, Alabama.

Richardson Molding

Automotive components are one part of a continually growing business in plastic parts.

ABL-Technic

What this German company is doing from Fairburn, Georgia might be unexpected, but it’s something the automotive industry and other customers can’t do without.

Alabama Senator Takes Issue with Trump Administration’s Proposed Automotive Tariffs

Alabama Senator Doug Jones said he is “mystified” by the Trump administration’s suggestion that slapping tariffs on cars and car parts might be good...

Alabama's Mercedes-Benz Plant Updates Production Status after Michigan Fire

Mercedes-Benz U.S. International has announced that efforts to get parts to their Tuscaloosa County plant has now extended to Germany after delays caused by...

Michigan Fire Aftermath Continues to Burn in the Southern Automotive Sector

The fallout continues from a May 2 fire at a Michigan parts supplier, affecting production at more than one plant in the Southern...

New Plant Hailed as Another Tuscaloosa Groundbreaker

Seven years after a devastating windstorm ripped through Tuscaloosa, city, state and economic development officials had the perfect day to welcome a...

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