TRAVERSE CITY, MI—Americans are keeping their cars and trucks longer than ever. The average age of cars and trucks on U.S. roads hit a record of 11.4 years in January.
FULTON, KY—Kayser Automotive Systems will spend $17.5 million to build an assembly plant here. Expected to employ 121 people, the facility will produce parts for engines and fuel tanks.
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana has become the second-biggest state in terms of automotive gross domestic product, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
CANTON, MS—Nissan will build a 1 million-square-foot campus for its suppliers just north of the its assembly plant here. The facility could create 800 to 1,000 jobs.
WASHINGTON—Indiana added 4,300 manufacturing jobs in June, the most of any state. Rounding out the top five states for creating manufacturing jobs are California, Georgia, Wisconsin and Texas.