Automotive Assembly

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SEVIERVILLE, TN—Otics USA Inc. will invest $69.5 million to construct a new automotive parts assembly plant here, creating 117 new jobs.

BRISBANE, Australia—Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have developed supercapacitors that can be embedded into an electric vehicle’s body panels, roof, doors, hood and floor to quicken charging of batteries.

DEARBORN, MI—The first all-aluminum F-150 pickup truck has rolled off Ford’s assembly line here.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—The UAW expects Volkswagen to announce soon a policy change that would allow for union representation at the company’s assembly plant here, where the union has faced challenges organizing workers. Earlier this year, the UAW lost a vote to represent about 1,500 workers at the Chattanooga plant but the union still claims it has the support of a majority of the employees.

SMYRNA, TN—Nissan is planning to expand its North American manufacturing workforce by 1,000 workers to meet its production goals. The automaker wants to boost production from 350,000 vehicles in 2014 to 507,000 units in 2017.

ASHE COUNTY, NC—Three people were injured Tuesday after an explosion in the paint shop of an ambulance assembly plant here.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—The GM assembly plant here has met the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. The facility is one of 14 GM plants in the world to have met the energy-efficiency challenge and one of only two to have achieved the honor three times.

TORRINGTON, CT—FuelCell Energy plans to spend $65 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating up to 325 jobs over the next four years.

ALLISTON, ON—Honda Motor Co. will invest $857 million in its assembly plant here to build the next generation Civic compact.

CHICAGO—The Ford Motor Co. assembly plant here that was part of a $9 million settlement over sexual harassment claims in 2000 is being sued again by four women alleging sexual harassment and sex discrimination.