THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Ford Motor Co. will start building its F-150 in Michigan on Friday and Super Duty trucks in Kentucky on Monday, following a week of downtime that resulted from a fire at the factory of parts supplier Meridian Magnesium Products of America in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.
A fire at a parts supplier has impacted production of several leading fleet vehicles including Ford's F-150, Super Duty trucks, and General Motors vans, according to reports.
Volkswagen will offer a five-passenger version of its seven-passenger Atlas mid-size SUV and will build both vehicles at its Chattanooga, Tenn. assembly plant, the automaker has announced.
Nissan North America has expanded production of its NV cargo and passenger vans by adding a second shift to its Canton, Ohio, assembly plant, where Nissan recently celebrated production of 4 million vehicles.
General Motors will increase production of its Chevrolet Bolt EV this year at its Orion Assembly Plant in Oakland County, Mich., as part of the company's "path to an all-electric future," chief executive Mary Barra told attendees at an energy conference.
Ford Motor Co. is increasing production of its Expedition and Lincoln Navigator large SUVs by investing $25 million in the Kentucky Truck Plant where they are built, the company has announced.
Toyota and Mazda have selected Huntsville, Ala., as the site for their joint-venture manufacturing plant, which represents $1.6 billion investment that Mazda and Toyota plan to make with equal funding contribution.
Tesla only delivered 1,550 Model 3 cars in the fourth quarter of 2017 and won’t hit full scale production of the vehicle until June.
Volkswagen will set up a manufacturing plant in Rwanda, which will look to produce 1,000 cars annually.
Ford Otosan is investing $52 million toward one of its manufacturing facilities in Turkey to increase the output of Transit, Transit Custom, and Toruneo Custom vehicles for the European commercial fleet market.