MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai plans to add a third shift at its assembly plant here. Hyundai will add 877 positions, bringing the total number of jobs at the plant to more than 3,000.
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI—Magna E-Car Systems’ creation of a new assembly plant here helped Michigan add 14,600 manufacturing jobs in 2012, according to Manufacturers’ News Inc.
LANSING, MI—The Lansing City Council on Monday approved a $4 million tax break for GM to build a $38.6 million logistical center near the automaker’s Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant.
FLAT ROCK, MI—As production plans gear up, the hiring process has begun for a second shift at Ford’s assembly plant here. The automaker expects to hire 1,400 workers.
SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Motor Co.’s limited global production capacity is capping the company’s growth, a top executive says. “Without building a new factory, it is very, very difficult to supply more,” says Lee In-cheol, Hyundai’s vice president of international sales.
TOKYO—Nissan is planning to build a new assembly plant in North America to make cars for its luxury vehicle division Infiniti. The $2 billion facility will have a capacity of 100,000 vehicles per year and is expected to begin production in 2017.
ATHENS, TN—HP Pelzer Automotive Systems, which makes interior trim parts, plans to invest $28 million in a new 185,000-square-foot assembly plant here. The facility will create 200 jobs.
AUBURN HILLS, MI—Chrysler sold 171,606 units in March, a 5 percent increase compared with sales in March 2012 and the automaker’s best monthly total since December 2007.