OSHAWA, ON—Unifor, the union that represents GM’s Canadian workforce, may seek early negotiations with the automaker to secure jobs at its assembly plant here.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen has recognized a new group called the American Council of Employees (ACE) to represent workers at its assembly plant here, in addition to the United Auto Workers. ACE is an alternative to and has campaigned against the UAW, which a year ago lost an election to be the sole representative of workers at the plant.
EAST LIBERTY, OH—Honda North America Inc. will add a second U.S. production location for the Acura MDX, investing $85 million into its assembly plant here.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Even as Boeing opened a large new propulsion plant here last week, the aeronautics giant announced the facility has already been assigned additional work.
LENNOX, SD—A man who had previously been indicted for mailing animal excrement to a government office was named as the gunman of a fatal shooting at an assembly plant here Thursday.
MOBILE, AL—With its powerhouse operational and construction of three primary structures categorized at “substantial completion,” Airbus’ A320 assembly plant here could receive its first shipment of major components from Europe as early as June.
INGERSOLL, ON—GM will invest more than $450 million at its assembly plant here, which makes the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossover utility vehicles. The investment would secure about 3,000 jobs in the province.
INGOLSTADT, Germany—For the first time, Audi has deployed a robot at its assembly plant here that works “hand-in-hand” with people without a safety barrier.
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