HARRODSBURG, KY-Hitachi Automotive Products plans to expand its assembly plant here, adding more than 100 new jobs in the near future. The plant, which opened in 1986, already employs more than 600 people. MORE
SEATTLE-Northrop Grumman Corp. has awarded a contract worth more than $100 million to KUKA Systems North America for installation of an integrated assembly line for the F-35 Lightning II jet fighter. It’s believed to be the first time a major aerospace manufacturer has contracted with a vendor to supply and install a complete assembly line and underscores how major aerospace companies are embracing large-scale automation. MORE
WHEAT RIDGE, CO-SGB USA is set to open its first U.S. assembly plant here. The plant will produce transformers that convert electricity generated by wind turbines into energy that can be loaded onto the power grid. MORE
LOUISVILLE, KY-Ford Motor Co.’s Louisville Assembly Plant will make its last Explorer a year from now when the plant shuts down for a renovation to rig it for production of fuel-efficient vehicles. Ford will spend between $500 million and $600 million on the renovation. MORE
ROSEVILLE, MN-Horton Inc. has begun the second-phase expansion of its assembly plant here. The plant assembles directly controlled fan drives for medium-duty trucks and off-highway vehicles. MORE
YORK, PA-Harley-Davidson Inc. and union negotiators have reached agreement on a deal that would slash jobs at the motorcycle manufacturer’s plant here, but that could keep the factory open instead of moving its work to Kentucky. Under the agreement, Harley would reduce the size of its workforce in Pennsylvania while investing $90 million in the factory. MORE
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