
DEARBORN, MI – Ford is investing more than $773 million in new equipment and production capacity expansions across six manufacturing facilities in Michigan.
Read More →TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN – Toyota and Mazda announced an agreement where Mazda will produce a Toyota-brand subcompact vehicle, based on the Mazda2, at a plant in Mexico that Mazda is currently building.
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DEARBORN, MI - Ford and Weyerhaeuser are developing plastic composite materials made with cellulose that could replace fiberglass or other components.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford’s biomaterials research team is working with Weyerhaeuser, a forest products company, to develop plastic composite materials made with cellulose that could replace fiberglass or other components.
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SMYRNA, TN – Nissan announced it is shifting production of its Frontier pickup and Xterra SUV to its Canton, Miss., plant in order to make room for other products at its Smyrna, Tenn., plant.
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DETROIT – General Motors is investing $220 million in two plants in northeast Ohio, Lordstown and Parma, to build the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan.
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TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Chrysler is using a type of 3D modeling software that allows the company to develop virtual manufacturing technologies and processes, thereby avoiding potential problems and cost-related issues in advance of actual manufacturing.
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TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Ford Motor Co. announced it implemented a new manufacturing operating system, called “One Manufacturing,” that will help the company improve efficiency, increase manufacturing capacity utilization, and reduce overall production costs.
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WARREN, MI – General Motors announced it has removed 20 executive positions globally in order to eliminate redundancy and complexity in its Global Product Development organization.
Read More →CANTON, MS – Nissan Americas announced it will add production of its all-new 2013-MY Nissan Sentra at its Canton Vehicle Assembly Plan in Mississippi during the fourth quarter of 2012.
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