PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI-Hella, which develops and manufactures lighting and electronics components and systems for the automotive industry, is developing a voltage stabilizer and a DC/DC converter to improve the performance of vehicle electric systems.
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SHEFFIELD, OH-A massive freight-train derailment occurred this morning outside the Ford assembly plant here. No one was hurt after 28 cars came off the tracks. MORE
ROMEO, MI-Inside the labs of many auto companies, engineers are quietly starting to look beyond the engine and toward other components to reduce what is known as “parasitic losses” of fuel-efficiency. MORE
FAIRFIELD, CT-GE plans to invest $432 million to establish four U.S.-based refrigeration design and manufacturing centers of excellence and create 500 new “green” jobs by 2014. The new centers will be located in Louisville, KY; Bloomington, IN; Decatur, AL; and Selmer, TN. MORE
FREMONT, CA-Tesla Motors, which recently opened a new factory here, has received $30 million in investment capital from Panasonic. In exchange, Panasonic gets a two percent investment stake in the company. MORE
SHIPPENSBURG, PA-Volvo Construction Equipment officially opened its new newly expanded road machinery manufacturing facility here. The company invested some $30 million in the project. MORE
MEMPHIS, TN-Sharp Manufacturing Co.’s solar panel plant is operating at maximum capacity, annually manufacturing as many as 736,000 panels that can produce 160 megawatts of electricity. MORE
FAIRFIELD, CT-GE is planning to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its own fleet. The company will initially purchase 12,000 GM vehicles, beginning with the Chevrolet Volt in 2011, and will add other vehicles as manufacturers expand their electric vehicle portfolios. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen is adding another 120 jobs to the 2,000 hirings already announced at its new Chattanooga assembly plant. Construction of the $1 billion plant and employee training are on schedule for production to begin in early 2011. MORE
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