ATHENS, TN—Automotive supplier Denso will invest $85 million to expand its fuel injector assembly plant here. The project will result in some 400 new jobs.
DETROIT—Military and commercial vehicle maker AM General LLC will start making Mercedes-Benz SUVs this summer under a new, multiyear contract with the German automaker. AM General will make the R-Class SUV at its commercial vehicle plant in Mishawaka, IN, for export to China.
OTTAWA—The Ontario government urged General Motors and Unifor Wednesday to “fast track” collective bargaining in a bid to end uncertainty over the future of the automaker’s Oshawa assembly plants and its 3,350 hourly employees.
DETROIT—General Motors uses seven joining methods—including spot welding, laser welding, self-piercing rivets and flow drill screws—to assemble the aluminum body of the new Cadillac CT6 sedan.
TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp will change the way it pays factory workers, focusing on their performance rather than their seniority. Toyota’s new arrangement, designed to attract young talent, will apply to about 40,000 employees, or about 60 percent of its workforce.
DETROIT—A Ford Motor Co. executive said Friday that a “critical” goal for the company in this year’s contract negotiations with the UAW union is to “maintain a competitive environment.”
GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Volvo Car Corp. is considering locating an assembly plant in the southern United States. The automaker is reportedly negotiating with Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina about incentives that could be offered for a plant.
ANNA, OH—Honda Motor Co. will invest $340 million to build fuel-efficient, gasoline engines here. The turbo-charged, four-cylinder gasoline engines are expected to debut later this year.