Kudos: Accelerating interest in automotive
This year’s Southern Automotive Conference in Nashville, Tennessee included a unique component, courtesy of Aerotek, a recruiting and staffing service. On Sept. 27, Aerotek...
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...
Supplier Profile: Southeastern Tool & Design
In the spacious assembly area at Southeastern Tool & Design on the outskirts of downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, two workers are placing cartridges in a...
Staffing agency NAOS strives for the right fit
Jesse Vance became an entrepreneur in 1994 because he wanted to spend more time with his wife, Nancy, and the couple’s three young sons....
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...
Spotlight: Man vs. Machine vs. Nature
On a damp Friday morning, the last one in May, a long line of trucks was forming in the parking lot of the Borla...
Kudos: Ford helps First Book efforts to close the literacy gap
Illiteracy has far-reaching consequences, including poverty and unemployment, all detrimental to the success of the global economy.
The automotive industry is not immune, which led...
Safety: OSHA targets Southern suppliers that violate workplace safety rules
Two weeks before her wedding, a 20-year-old woman was crushed to death in a robotic machine at an Alabama plant that stamps metal parts...
B.R.A.K.E.S. accelerates teen driver safety training
In an events center in Hampton, Georgia, on a dreary spring Saturday morning, dozens of teenagers stare at the floor while their parents make...
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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...