PHENIX CITY, AL—ILJIN Alabama Corp. will invest $16.5 million to expand its wheel bearing assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 23 new jobs.
SHORTER, AL—Hyundai and Kia supplier Taesung Alabama broke ground Friday on a $6.6 million assembly plant here. Construction should be finished by May, and the plant will create 70 new jobs by 2015.
MOBILE, AL—The Airbus assembly plant under construction here will be so efficient that it will be able to produce four planes per month operating five days a week, with no nights and weekends.
AUBURN, AL—Seohan Auto USA Corp., which makes front axles and rear carrier assemblies, is building a second assembly plant here. The new facility will create 50 new jobs.