NEW YORK-President Obama wants to make the United States
“the world’s leading exporter of renewable energy,” but it is China that is
forging ahead these days, especially in solar power. MORE
GREER, SC-The gleaming metallic X3 assembly line runs for well over a mile, coming into the plant near the ceiling and then dropping to the floor for most of its run up and down the wings of BMW Manufacturing’s new assembly plant, punctuated a half-dozen times by robots standing as sentinels. It’s designed to be a model of efficiency in production, a choreographed ballet where parts are delivered where they're needed in the phrase that defines today's manufacturing world - just in time. MORE
PUEBLA, Mexico-Volkswagen in Mexico says workers have ended a strike that shut down an auto assembly plant here for five days, with the company agreeing to a 3 percent wage raise. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-Fiat is aggressively
implementing its "World
Class Manufacturing" philosophy as part of a complete overhaul of the company
it acquired from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. MORE
FREMONT, CA-On the heels of unofficial reports that Toyota will close the NUMMI plant here next year, a rally to promote its continued operation has been scheduled for today. Leaders from the local labor and business communities, as well as local and state politicians, are expected to attend the event from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific time, at the United Auto Workers office across the street from the plant. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-Tennessee-made Volkswagens just off the assembly line and ready for shipment countrywide will start their journey at a state-of-the-art rail and truck terminal. Approximatelly 80 percent of the vehicles assembled at the plant will leave by rail rather than truck, a much higher percentage than is typical. MORE
EAST LIBERTY, OH-Honda will add Saturday shifts at its assembly plant here next month, providing another sign that the new-car market is recovering. The extra shifts will begin in September and might continue as long as four months. MORE
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