BONHAM, TX-Kelso Technologies opened a new assembly plant here to produce pressure relief valves for railroad cars. The plant initially plans to assemble 4,000 units annually. MORE
LONDON-Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its one-off, fully electric Phantom 102EX, also known as the Phantom Experimental Electric at the Geneva Motor Show March 1. MORE
BEIJING-Ford Motor Corp. is likely to build a new factory in China as it seeks to nearly triple sales over the next 10 years and replace an existing plant. MORE
TOKYO-Toyota inaugurated its first new factory in Japan in nearly two decades last week, betting that advanced, low-cost Japanese production techniques can prevail even as a strong yen drives many manufacturers abroad. MORE
FLAT ROCK, MI-Mazda’s Chief Financial Officer Kiyoshi Ozaki said the Japanese automaker could walk away from its assembly plant here. The plant makes Ford Mustangs and Mazda 6 midsize sedans. MORE
FLINT, MI-General Motors is considering adding a paint pre-treatment facility and other upgrades of paint operations at Flint Truck Assembly plant, employees there were told today. MORE
JACKSON, MI-Patriot Solar Group, a manufacturer of solar-power technology, plans to create nearly 200 jobs here in the next five years. The company plans to invest $3.9 million to reopen a 300,000-square-foot manufacturing facility to make solar mounts, solar systems and antenna mounts. MORE
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