JACKSON CENTER, OH--After delivering a record number of RVs in 2017, Airstream is expanding production to meet growing demand for its silver travel trailers. The company is investing $40 million and hiring 300 employees for its new production plant here.
HONG KONG--AIC Motor Corp. and Daimler AG announced plans here on Sunday to build a new assembly plant in China for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The exact location of the production base was not disclosed.
WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department has proposed a 24 percent global tariff on steel shipments coming into the U.S. and a 7.7 tariff on imported aluminum.
BLUE SPRINGS, MO—Tier 1 supplier Faurecia will spend $60 million to build a new assembly plant here. The 250,000-square-foot factory will produce door and instrument panels and is expected to employ 300 people.
BASILDON, England--Have you ever wondered how New Holland builds its tractors? Take a picture tour of the company's state-of-the-art plant in this British town.
LOUISVILLE, KY—Consumer demand for the new Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition have so exceeded expectations that Ford Motor Co. has increased its production targets by 25 percent while also investing another $25 million in improvements to its assembly plant here.
Ralph Braun showed the world his many abilities over many years before dying in 2013. Born in 1940 and diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at 6 years old, Braun created a motorized wagon less than a decade later to help him get around. In 1962, he built a motorized scooter, which he called the Tri-Wheeler, and rode it to and from his day job as a quality control manager for a nearby manufacturer.
In January 2017, students from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands unveiled the world’s first car made almost entirely from bio-based materials.
The door latch on a vehicle doesn't do much. It doesn't power the vehicle. It doesn't aid in handling or braking. But, of course, it's vital to the safety and security of the vehicle's occupants. And, no company has been making latches better over the years than Kiekert AG.
Last month, Mazda and Toyota selected Huntsville, AL, as the site of a new joint-venture assembly plant. The factory will have the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles annually, with production split evenly between the two companies. Mazda intends to use the facility to produce a new crossover model for the North American market, while Toyota will use the factory to make Corollas.
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