Tag: Alabama
Hyundai’s Alabama Workers Help United Way
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama’s employees and plant leadership donated more than $335,000 to United Way of Alabama in mid-November. The plant’s nearly 3,000 workers...
Executive Q&A: How Mazda Toyota is coming together
Back in January 2018, two Japanese car manufacturers announced a joint venture plant to be built in Huntsville, Alabama. The Mazda Toyota facility marked...
Workforce and Education: states, schools and industry collaborate to build automotive careers
To meet the need for skilled workers original equipment manufacturers and parts manufacturers turn to universities, community colleges and technical schools to provide hands-on...
Spotlight: Building a ready workforce
Southern states offer some of the top workforce development programs in the country. Many of the programs provide workers for the automakers and parts...
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...
Executive Q&A: Outgoing MBUSI CEO Jason Hoff talks next-gen cars and shaping tomorrow’s workforce
Weeks before the just-announced change of management, Jason Hoff sat down with Southern Automotive Alliance magazine for one of his last interviews as CEO...
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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...