CLEVELAND, MS—Pro-union workers at Faurecia’s automotive seating assembly plant here are planning to march today to protest what they say are low wages and poor working conditions at the facility.
GREENSBURG, IN—A labor dispute involving dockworkers that has crippled international trade through the West Coast’s seaports has prompted Honda to temporarily cut production at its southeastern Indiana plant because of a parts shortage.
HAMMOND, IN—Auto parts supplier Lear Corp. is looking to fill 200 openings at a job fair here Thursday. The company is looking to fill multiple positions at its seat factories in Hammond and Portage, IN.
EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation has received a contract to supply two turnkey assembly and test systems for a Tier 1 automotive supplier. The semiautomatic lines will improve throughput of automobile seat assemblies and capture critical traceability data.
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.
EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists has received a contract to supply three automated assembly machines to a Tier 1 automotive supplier. The machines will produce electronic key fobs.
EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists has recently shipped a hub assembly cell for keyless entry remotes to a leading Tier 1 automotive supplier.