DETROIT—GE has agreed to buy 2,000 Ford C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicles, as part of the conglomerate’s plan to convert half its global fleet to alternative fuel vehicles.
BELVIDERE, IL—A federal appeals court awarded a Jewish pipe-fitter at Chrysler’s assembly plant here $4 million after it concluded the automaker did nothing to stop discrimination and harassment against the worker.
ANN ARBOR, MI—The Automated Imaging Association is presenting a free webinar Dec. 18 that will discuss machine vision applications for automotive assembly. The webinar will air from 11 a.m. to noon EST.
MONTREAL—Bombardier is bracing for what could be a lengthy strike at its Quebec railcar assembly plant after workers rejected what the company characterized as a generous offer that raises wages and pension benefits and contained a commitment to invest in new technology.
TREMONTON, UT—Automotive safety systems manufacturer Autoliv is planning to invest $18 million to build a new factory and expand an existing assembly plant here.
COLUMBIA, SC—Automotive supplier JTEKT Corp. is spending $130 million to expand its bearing manufacturing facility here, creating 175 new jobs over the next three years.
WARRENDALE, PA—Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc. has donated $900,000 to the Society for Automotive Engineers Foundation to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Georgia between 2012 and 2014.