Engineered Plastic Components invests in second plant in Alabama
Engineered Plastic Components is investing $8.05 million in a 125,000-square-foot facility in Bessemer, Alabama. The thermoplastics and thermoset products manufacturer produces automotive instrument panels,...
Valeo North America selects Alabama for new facility
Automotive supplier Valeo North America is investing $5 million in a facility in Bessemer, Alabama, creating 70 jobs. This facility joins Valeo North America’s...
Hitachi Automotive to make electric motors in Kentucky
Hitachi Automotive Electric Motor Systems America Inc. is establishing a new, 200-job operation in Berea, Kentucky, to manufacture motors for electric vehicles.
A new Hitachi...
Dana Inc. supplies rear axle for Ram 1500 TRX
Dana Inc. will be supplying its 60 AdvanTEK solid rear axle with Spicer PerformaTraK electronic locking differential to the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX pickup...
Radar-on-chip startup raises C series funding
Uhnder Inc., an Austin, Texas-based startup developing digital radar technology, recently has raised $45 million in series C funding.
The company, co-founded by Chief Executive...
Sigmatex expands in South Carolina
Sigmatex Carbon Textile Solutions Inc. will expand its operations in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, investing $4.5 million and creating another 50 jobs.
Founded in 1986,...
ORBIS Corp. Finalist for Product of the Year Award
ORBIS Corp.’s new Odyssey rackable pallet has been selected as a finalist for Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year award, which highlights new products...
Gestamp Announces Third Expansion in Tennessee
Gestamp Chattanooga has announced the company will invest $94.7 million to expand operations at its Hickory Valley Road and Ferdinand Piech Way plants in...
AGC Automotive Expands in Alabama
AGC Automotive plans to consolidate two plants into one, while expanding, in Alabama. The automotive glass supplier will add 33,000 square feet to its...
TRB Lightweight Structures Recognized by Cummins
TRB Lightweight Structures has been recognized by Cummins Inc. with the 2020 Cummins COVID-19 Outstanding Supplier Award for its efforts to minimize the disruption...
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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...