LONDON—A closely watched survey has raised hopes that the laggard of the global economy—the 17-country eurozone—may be growing again. Financial information company Markit said Wednesday that its monthly purchasing managers’ index for the eurozone rose for the fourth month running.
ROANOKE, IN—GM has added more than 400 hourly and salaried workers at its assembly plant here to help with production of the company’s revamped full-size trucks.
SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Motor Co. has filed a police complaint against 13 labor activists it says led a violent clash at its biggest assembly plant that caused $2 million in damage and left approximately 100 people injured.
WAUKESHA, WI—Husco International, a manufacturer of hydraulic components, will invest $45 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating more than 150 jobs by 2015.
SALT LAKE CITY—Researchers at Brigham Young University have developed a new technology for creating an extremely strong bond between lightweight aluminum and ultra-high-strength steel. The technology, friction bit joining, could be a boon to automakers looking to reduce vehicle weight.
SMYRNA, TN—A good, old-fashioned price war may be just what’s needed to give a jolt to the electric vehicle market in North America. Nissan, Ford and GM have each lowered the price of their electric vehicles by thousands of dollars, spurring increases in production.
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