DALE, IN-In response to growing demand for its custom material handling products, Universal Package Systems has expanded its facility here with a 9,000 square foot addition. The new space houses a variety of manufacturing equipment, including routers, saws, and welders used in to customize containers. MORE
MACUNGIE, PA-Mack Trucks will move its highway vehicle assembly line to the Lehigh Valley this fall, but the move will not immediately create jobs because of weak demand. The shift, which will happen between September and November, means all Mack Trucks will be made in the Lehigh Valley. MORE
HARBIN, China-European aircraft maker Airbus has
begun construction of a $350 million component plant to support its A320 jetliner
assembly operations in the region. MORE
DETROIT-General
Motors has reported a 38 percent rise in sales in China in the first half of
the year as demand for minivans and other small vehicles continues to grow. MORE
NEW DELHI, India-Cars and trucks bearing well-known names could soon arrive in the United States with “Made in India” on the window sticker. Automakers from around the world are already exporting Indian-built vehicles to Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Asia. MORE
SAUK CITY, WI-When a manufacturer of farming equipment was having trouble keeping up with demand, it turned to the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership for help. MORE
DETROIT-General Motors Corp. is
pulling out of its auto-assembly joint venture with Toyota Motor Corp. after
the world’s two largest carmakers failed to agree on which vehicles to build at
the plant. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. plans to add 25,000 more
pickups, small cars and crossovers to its third-quarter North American output,
for a 16 per cent increase from a year earlier. MORE
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