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.
DETROIT—GM and Ford will jointly develop a new line of nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars and trucks to enhance vehicle performance and fuel economy.
DECHERD, TN—Production workers at Nissan’s assembly plants in Smyrna, TN, and Decherd, TN, and Canton, MS, will get a pay raise in October, their first since 2006.
ROMULUS, MI—A man threatening suicide with a starter pistol caused the brief evacuation of GM’s powertrain assembly plant here Friday morning, but the incident ended safely with no injuries after police talked the man into surrendering.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Humantech Inc. has added a new course, Managing an Ergonomics Process, to its seminar series in 2013. This one-day workshop will be held in Ann Arbor, MI, on April 25 and Sept. 19.
STREATOR, IL—Stertil-Koni, a manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicle lifts, is adding cutting machines, overhead cranes and other new equipment at its assembly plant here.
KANSAS CITY, MO—Adrian Steel, a manufacturer of equipment for commercial vans and trucks, is investing $4.7 million to build a new assembly plant here. The facility is expected to create 39 new jobs.
TORONTO—The Canadian Auto Workers has temporarily suspended negotiations with GM over a new contract for hourly workers at the carmaker’s CAMI assembly plant.