BATTLE CREEK, MI—Automotive supplier Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc. says it has 150 temporary production jobs to fill, and it will conduct a job fair Saturday to help fill them.

PLYMOUTH, MI—Johnson Controls has opened a new state-of-the-art crash test facility at its automotive seating headquarters here.

WASHINGTON—An executive from G.S. Electech Inc., a supplier to Toyota Motor Corp., has pleaded guilty to playing a role in an international conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices on auto parts, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI—Automotive supplier Challenge Manufacturing Co. plans to spend $65.5 million to build a 430,000-square-foot assembly plant here, creating 420 jobs.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists has shipped a 24-station assembly and test system to a Tier 1 automotive supplier of driveline and drivetrain systems.

AUBURN HILLS, MI—Automotive supplier Hirotec America will build a new $26 million assembly plant here, add 140 jobs.

JACKSON, TN—Auto parts maker Pacific Industries is building a new assembly plant here, which is expected to create 190 new jobs over its first five years.

LEBANON, OH—Auto parts manufacturer Hayashi Telempu North America has locked out some 200 unionized workers at its assembly plant here.

LEBANON, TN—Auto parts manufacturer Southtec will invest $23.6 million to expand assembly plant here.

TROY, MI—Automotive supplier Toyoda Gosei North America Corp. will invest $7.9 million to expand its headquarters here. The expansion will create 51 jobs.