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Navistar Defense has received a $880 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to upgrade its fleet of mine-resistant vehicles.

Daimler Trucks North America will add a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its assembly plant here, creating more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012.

A manufacturer of safety equipment for school buses will open a new assembly plant here, creating approximately 30 jobs.

An economist argues that productivity gains in U.S. manufacturing are illusory.

BMW will invest $900 million to expand capacity at its assembly plant here by 2014, creating 300 new jobs.

Boeing Co. hit its target for producing 737s last month and is preparing to further speed up the assembly line in the next two years.

Hyundai America Technical Center is planning to invest $15 million to build a new hot/cold weather dynamometer test facility here.

General Dynamics is investing $10 million in its armored vehicle assembly plant here. The facility will add some 45 jobs by February 2013.

Nissan and Daimler are teaming up to make Mercedes-Benz engines at Nissan’s powertrain assembly plant here. Mercedes-Benz engines have never been made in the North America Free Trade region before.

BACE, a manufacturer of heavy duty balers and compactors for use in the recycling and waste management industry, has added 26,000 square feet of space to its assembly plant here to support record growth in 2011.