WASHINGTON—U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $492.78 million in March, according to AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology. That’s an increase of 38.5 percent from February and 2.9 percent compared with March 2013. For the year, machine tool sales are up 0.9 percent compared with 2013.
ARDEN, NC—BorgWarner Turbo Systems is investing more than $32 million to expand its assembly plant here, with plans to add 63 jobs over the next three years.
DETROIT—Building electric vehicles has become a family affair for Evetta Osborne, 47, and her daughter, Monique Watson, 28. They see each other daily because they work side-by-side at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant.
MOBILE, AL—Airbus posted two new job openings Tuesday for its A320 assembly plant under construction here: a customer manager and a station coordinator.
BAYPORT, MN—Window and door maker Andersen Corporation is planning an $18 million expansion of its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 100 full-time jobs.
MONTREAL—BRP Inc., the former recreational products division of Bombardier Inc. that makes Ski-Doos and off-road vehicles, will invest $55 million to build a third assembly plant in Mexico.
CARACAS, Venezuela—Ford Motor Co. has temporarily suspended operations in Venezuela over lack of foreign currency to import automobile parts for assembly.
TEMPE, AZ—Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in April for the 11th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 59th consecutive month, according to the latest data from the Institute for Supply Management.
ANN ARBOR, MI—The robotics market in North America posted its second-highest quarter ever in terms of robots ordered in first quarter 2014, according to new statistics from the Robotic Industries Association. A total of 5,938 robots valued at $338 million were ordered by companies in North America in the first quarter 2014, coming in just shy of the all-time record of 6,235 robots valued at $385 million in fourth quarter 2012.
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