Tag: October 2017
Getting into Gear to Maximize your Expo Booth
Bruce Rockwood, president of Imagen in Nashville, has basic advice: “Be aware that Murphy invented the exhibit business, ” he says. “If...
Blue Springs Metals Supplies Steel to Nearby Automakers
By 2013, Kirk J. Lewis had 22 years in automotive and steel businesses. He embraced...
Spinning Success
Step inside the truck design room at Sage Automotive Interiors to meet Billy, Bubba, and Bo. Psychographics, art and the auto...
Performance Landscape
Automotive plants come in varying configurations, often with vast amounts of space dedicated to factory operations, and mostly with office space built...
Hyundai Gives Back to its Alabama Community
Anyone who has ever worked in public education knows that when it comes to supplies and volunteers, there can never be too many....
Intellectual Horsepower
Leroy Hurt and University of Alabama officials work to rev up the state’s auto industry.
Never Say “Temp”
As Tuscaloosa native Hugh Thomas tells it, his career switch from advertising to industrial staffing...
Super Duty – Silas Birch
With 50 years on the job, Ford’s longest working Kentucky employee has a lifetime of rewarding experience in and out of the plant.
Leadership, Management & Training
Davis Woodruff is a key player in two state auto associations.
Cincinnati’s German Heritage Attracted Mubea to Northern Kentucky
Mubea came to U.S. to support a never-built Volkswagen plant. It’s stayed to support almost all major OEMS.
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...