Automotive Assembly

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GEORGETOWN, KY—Toyota’s assembly plant here employs automatic guided vehicles throughout its 7.5 million square foot plant.

DANVILLE, VA—Hybrid Vehicles, a manufacturer of hybrid buses and armored cars, is opening a new assembly plant here. The company plans to hire 25 people right away and eventually hopes to employ 150 workers.

WINDSOR, ON—Union workers at two suppliers to Chrysler’s assembly plant here ratified new contracts Sunday. But, talks have broken off at another supplier, Oakley Industries.

CANTON, MS—The city of Canton’s efforts to annex the nearby Nissan assembly plant have failed.

DETROIT—Cadillac is road testing a new automotive technology, “Super Cruise,” that is capable of fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving.

NILES TOWNSHIP, MI—Pratt Industries, a manufacturer of specialty truck trailers, expects its new assembly plant here to be fully operational by the end of the year. The plant will employ some 400 people.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai Motor Co. plans to add a third shift and hire 877 more workers at its automotive assembly plant here.

WINDSOR, ON—Chrysler’s assembly plant here is resuming production this afternoon after a temporary stoppage due to a strike at a parts supplier.

Porosity and sealing affect engine blocks, wheels and other big auto parts.

DETROIT—Chrysler’s U.S. sales rose 20 percent in April as the company continued its comeback from financial disaster. The automaker enjoyed its best April in four years and the 25th-straight month of year-over-year sales gains.