ATLANTA-A company that supplies parts for Kia cars plans to open a new plant in Georgia. Korea-based manufacturer Hanil E-Hwa plans to open a $8.45 million factory to assemble door trim and seats, creating 173 jobs. MORE
EL PASO, TX-No one was hurt Thursday when a machine used to produce plastic parts caught fire at a Federal Mogul assembly plant here, causion $8,000 in damage. MORE
ARLINGTON, TX-Every day at the GM assembly plant here, harried workers pull 15 of their freshly built SUVs off the line and climb all over them. It’s not meant to be fun. They’re checking the trucks for fit and finish, squeaks and rattles, air and water leaks, and other problems. MORE
WICHITA, KS-An aerospace manufacturer here has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $132,500 to the United States to settle a series of alleged violations of federal hazardous waste management regulations at its assembly plant here. MORE
FLINT, MI-GM’s Flint Truck Assembly Plant will begin producing the Chevrolet Silverado July 19-marking the first time the truck will be built in the United States. MORE
KANSAS CITY, MO-After months of legislative wrangling and a filibuster in the state Senate, the Missouri legislature has passed a bill to provide tax breaks for the Ford assembly plant here. MORE
NORTH CHARLESTON, NC-Boeing has picked a site here to assemble interior fixtures for the 787, which is being built assembly plant at Charleston International Airport. MORE
DENVER-Vestas will hire 1,000 employees throughout Colorado over the next year: 750 to staff the company’s new wind turbine blade manufacturing company in Brighton, 100 more at the Windsor blade manufacturing plant, and 167 more to the Pueblo tower manufacturing company, which already has 280 employees. MORE
CANTON, MS-Nissan is shutting down production at its assembly plants in Canton, MS, and Smyrna, TN, for three days due to a problem getting an electronic part. MORE
ARLINGTON, TX-The assembly line at GM’s assembly plant here was shut down Wednesday because of a shortage of parts. MORE
TOLEDO, OH-Chrysler has halted production at its Toledo North Assembly plant due to a parts shortage. MORE
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