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CARACAS, Venezuela-China’s Chery Automobile Co. will begin producing vehicles at a $200 million assembly plant in Venezuela later this year. MORE

GREENSBURG, IN-Honda will double the number of workers at its assembly plant here by the end of the year, adding 1,000 jobs. MORE

ARLINGTON, TX-GM plans to invest $331 million and add about 2,500 jobs at its assembly plant here to build future Chevrolet Tahoes, Suburbans, GMC Yukons and Cadillac Escalades. MORE

STOCKTON, CA-Electric Vehicles International plans to use a $3.9-million grant from the California Energy Commission to expand and modernize its assembly plant here. MORE

FORT WAYNE, IN-A man has died from injuries he suffered last week in an accident at an auto-parts manufacturing plant. Michael Joseph Oberley II, 23, was working as a machinist May 19 at AccuGear when he was hurt. He died six days later. MORE

CHAMBERS COUNTY, TX-Curtiss-Wright Corp. has opened a $36 million, state-of-the-art assembly plant here. The facility will manufacture vessels and other equipment for the petrochemical industriy. MORE

PALMYRA, MO-Doyle Equipment Manufacturing Co. will move agriculture machinery assembly plant from Quincy, IL, to Palmyra, MO. MORE

ORION, MI-GM’s assembly plant here will get 40 percent of the its power from landfill gas, saving the automaker $1.1 million a year in energy costs. MORE

MADISON, MS-Automotive supplier Faurecia Group has opened its new assembly plant here to deliver front and rear seats to Nissan. MORE

LOWER MACUNGIE, PA-Mack Trucks plans to hire 300 employees at its Lehigh Valley plant this summer in response to increased demand for highway trucks. MORE