AUBURN HILLS, MI-The
Canadian Auto Workers union says it won't accept more concessions under
Chrysler than those agreed upon with General Motors, despite reports its
position could kill a merger with Fiat. MORE
SAN CARLOS, CA-Tesla Motors has confirmed that a powertrain manufacturing facility for its Model S sedan will be built in the Bay Area, although the exact location is not yet being revealed. The luxury electric-car maker will open a site in Northern California, where it will manufacture the “guts in the car” such as the battery packs. MORE
LONGMONT, CO-A company that makes cadmium-telluride solar panels will start commercial production here soon. Abound Solar claims its new facility can produce the panels at under $1 per watt. MORE
LANSING, MI-There are now four companies planning to invest nearly $1.7 billion in facilities to
manufacture batteries for automobiles in the state of Michigan. MORE
MOLINE,
IL-Deere & Co. plans to combine the operations that make its green
and yellow tractors with another unit that manufactures products like riding
lawn mowers. MORE
LAWTON, OK-Federal investigators have issued a citation against a Goodyear tire manufacturing facility here in the death of a worker. The worker was critically injured Sept. 20, 2008, after being caught in a tire-building machine. MORE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM-A Texas company plans a solar panel manufacturing plant near here that eventually could employ 1,000 people. Solar Array Ventures Inc., a startup company, will relocate its headquarters from Austin, TX, to the Albuquerque area. The factory-the company's first-should be producing panels by late 2010. MORE
WASHINGTON-Manufacturing of wind
turbine parts in the United States grew last year as the market for wind energy
boomed, but the industry is still largely dependent on imports. MORE
FRANKFORT, KY-The National
Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries, a group of 50 companies that
includes 3M, BASF and Duracell-maker Procter & Gamble-wants to build a $600
million plant to make batteries for electric vehicles. MORE
KLAMATH FALLS, OR-Officials at the Jeld-Wen headquarters are excited about a new product line coming to its Mount Vernon manufacturing facility. Local residents will be excited about employee recalls and the addition of 20 full-time jobs. MORE
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