Tag: January 2017
Michelin, An Automotive Industry Pathfinder in the Palmetto State
Think South Carolina and you probably think of the devastating Hurricane Hugo, Hootie & the Blowfish or perhaps Myrtle Beach — probably not...
Predicting 2017 at an Especially Unpredictable Time
The elephant in automobile showrooms as we enter 2017 lives in Trump Tower and the White House. Industry analysts are reserving their opinions on...
Higher Education Meets Manufacturing
From Bharat Balasubramanian’s perspective, the Southeast must be more than a place for efficient, low-cost manufacturers of high-quality vehicles. To ensure long-term...
The Local Advantage
From supporting small businesses to sourcing food from regional producers, Americans have embraced a local-first mentality. Cultural trends like the farm-to-table movement,...
Custom Manufacturing by Listening
Mark McClanahan looked at the growing automotive industry in Alabama and saw a window of opportunity. And a door. And a hood. A...
Business, But Not “As Usual” Under President-Elect Trump
On December 4, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted: “The U.S. is going to substantialy reduce taxes and regulations on businesses,...
MakeTime Helps Companies Shave Time While Procuring Machined Parts
Lexington, Kentucky is known as the “Horse Capital of the World, ” where multimillion dollar thoroughbreds graze on well-manicured rolling hills. Companies...
Gist Leads Tennessee Company to Success Despite Turbulent Times
It took only one visit to an auto manufacturing giant’s Detroit, Michigan, plant for Andre Gist to know he had a future...
South Carolina Hitts on All Cylinders
Perhaps more than any Southeastern state, South Carolina has leveraged its success in the auto industry. From his days in public relations at...
Talking to Parents a Good First Step in Training Auto Technicians
The first and often most difficult job when it comes to training technicians for automotive manufacturing isn’t the math or science, it’s convincing...
What's New
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...