Assembly Breaking News

RSS

LAFAYETTE, IN-Subaru of Indiana will produce as many as 100,000 automobiles annually following an investment of $230 million in its Lafayette plant. MORE

HETHEL, England-British sports car manufacturer Group Lotus has contracted green energy company Ecotricity to provide a wind system to help power its plant in England. MORE

KAMPALA, Kenya-Kenya and Uganda are both looking for outside assistance to tap into the tractor markets in eastern and southern Africa. MORE

SAN DIEGO, CA-Kyocera Corp. will invest about $250 million to more than double its production of solar panels by 2011. MORE

SPRINGBORO, OH-A partnership comprised of Renegade Materials and Canyon Composites plans to invest $5.25 million in a plant to manufacture composite materials for jet engines. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler is expected to announce plans this week to build a new $700 million axel plant in Marysville, MI, to replace its aging plant in Detroit. MORE

EVENDALE, OH-A long-term commitment to research and development is paying off big-time in the form of increased sales of larger more fuel-efficient jet engines. MORE

AURORA, Ontario-Automotive supplier Magna International Inc. has confirmed it is considering buying Chrysler Group. MORE

BANGALORE, India-Labor may be cheap, but there’s no getting around the added costs that result from a weak national infrastructure. MORE

YOKOHAMA, Japan-Nissan is increasing production capacity of small, fuel-efficient engines to meet growing global demand for compact cars. MORE