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,...
SAC2018 Recap: International interest shows a world of possibilities
The 2018 Southern Automotive Conference provided a showcase for the innovative ideas, products, manufacturing and technology that are driving the auto industry. Of the...
The first delegation from the United Kingdom arrives at SAC 2018
The United Kingdom was represented by a 20-member delegation at the 11th annual Southern Automotive Conference, marking the first time the nation officially participated...
Spotlight: Southern Automotive Conference 2018 Highlights
The 2018 Southern Automotive Conference provided a showcase for the innovative ideas, products, manufacturing and technology that are driving the auto industry.More than 1,200...
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...
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,...
KSU: Learning in the Crucible of Motorsport
As the semester winds down before the holiday break, the clean, bright halls of Kennesaw State University’s Engineering Technology building are unusually quiet. Dr....
Industry Outlook: New USMCA still has a way to go before becoming official
Government negotiators have finished crafting the U.S.–Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and now the parties that will...
Industry Outlook: Southern plants unlikely to follow GM plant closings
The venerable Chevrolet Impala debuted 60 years ago and has been one of the best-selling vehicles ever. Just days before it was to hit...
Faces: Trevin Dye of JETRO
Trevin Dye’s resume is extensive, to say the least. His diverse skillset includes being fluent in several languages and classically trained on the piano;...
What's New
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...
Built by Design: Bristol Group offers concrete solutions
Kentucky, known for thoroughbred horse racing, bourbon and college basketball, has another seriously strong asset - the auto industry. Leading sellers Camry and F-Series...
Chasing Excellence
In the competitive world of the automotive industry, the team at WKW (Walter Klein Wuppertal) Erbsloeh doesn’t bat an eye at their rivals. The...
Persistence leads to success at Morrison Industries
Growing up, Morrison Industries’ CEO Jacob Wilson spent most summer days and school-year Saturdays working with his father, Ron Wilson, who bought a family-owned...