Tag: Features
Southern Automotive Conference 2018 Preview
SAC 2018 is expected to break attendance records with 1,800 attendees and 300 exhibitors
Course Correction
Automotive suppliers face increased pressure to innovate as OEM customers strive to build the high-tech vehicles of the future.
Driving the Trade War
Looming U.S. tariffs cause worry for automakers and signal potentially dramatic changes in prices, model availability and employment opportunities.
Strength in Numbers
Five industry leaders discuss the new Southern Automotive Manufacturers Alliance.
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...
Executive Q&A: All Roads Lead to Automotive in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development is unabashed in its enthusiasm for its mission: “to develop strategies that help make Tennessee the...
Terry Gill of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development: Hard Work and a Bright...
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Sec. Terry McGill is excited about the way the automotive sector is transforming the fortunes of his state, ...