Tag: Tennessee
EPA confirms 249-mile range for the all-wheel-drive Volkswagen ID.4
The Volkswagen ID.4 has been rated for 249 miles on a full charge with its all-wheel-drive option and for 240 miles on the AWD...
Sungwoo Hitech locates in Tennessee
Sungwoo Hitech is investing $40 million in its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Telford, Tennessee.
Sungwoo Hitech America Corp. has purchased the former Alo Tennessee...
Kaiser Aluminum moves its corporate headquarters to Tennessee
Kaiser Aluminum will relocate its corporate headquarters from California to Tennessee. It will invest approximately $3 million and create 80 jobs as it transitions...
Threat of Tariffs Back in the News
The headline in Wednesday’s New York Times said it all: “Trump Doubles Down on Threats to Impose Tariffs on European Cars.”
President Trump, attending the...
GM Invests in Tennessee Propulsion Plant
General Motors is investing $40 million in the Spring Hill Global Propulsion Systems plant to increase capacity of the 5.3L V8 engines for its...
Spotlight: Man vs. Machine vs. Nature
On a damp Friday morning, the last one in May, a long line of trucks was forming in the parking lot of the Borla...
Persistence leads to success at Morrison Industries
Growing up, Morrison Industries’ CEO Jacob Wilson spent most summer days and school-year Saturdays working with his father, Ron Wilson, who bought a family-owned...
Ilker Subasi: Mentoring, coaching and training
Curious and always questioning “why” -- “That’s my generation: Generation Y,” Ilker Subasi jokes.
Subasi was working in the Volkswagen press shop in Hanover, Germany,...
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...
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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...