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TUSCALOOSA, AL—Employees at the Faurecia Interior Systems assembly plant here rejected a unionization proposal from the UAW by a vote of 86-62 on Thursday. The facility makes subassemblies for Volkswagen, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz.

ARLINGTON, TX—GM is investing more than $500 million to improve its assembly plant here.

DES MOINES, IA—Firestone has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers Union covering workers at the tire manufacturer’s factories in Iowa, Arkansas, Illinois and Tennessee.

DETROIT—A nonprofit community organization is launching an online crowd funding campaign to raise $125,000 to preserve parts of Ford Motor Co.’s historic Highland Park complex, where the moving assembly line was invented.

NEW YORK—During July 2013, more than 8,500 jobs were advertised online in the U.S. automotive industry. That’s a four-year high and a 9 percent compared with a year ago.

GAYDON, UK—New technology is helping Aston Martin cut costs, reduce production time, and ensure quality.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation Specialists recently delivered a compliant-pin assembly system to a Tier 1 automotive manufacturer of vehicle safety products.

ACME, MI—With the U.S. automotive industry running at its fastest pace since 1997, states are competing to host parts-making plants.

CAIRO—GM has ceased production at its assembly plant here and shut its local office after deadly clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Mursi.

LORDSTOWN, OH—GM has added a week of production at its assembly plant here to meet growing demand for the Chevrolet Cruze. The plant was originally scheduled to be closed the week of August 26, but now the plant will continue to operate as normal.