CANTON, MS—Nissan will begin producing the Murano at its assembly plant here by 2014. The automaker has set a goal of manufacturing 85 percent of the vehicles it sells in the United States in North America.
SAN DIEGO—Space Micro, a manufacturer of radiation-hardened electronic products for spacecraft and military applications, has expanded its assembly plant here, doubling the size of its clean room and environmental qualification testing space.
SARASOTA, FL—Florida manufacturers are anticipating a good year in 2013. The state’s exports of manufactured goods have grown 142 percent since 2000, ahead of the national average at 80 percent.
WASHINGTON—The trade deficit unexpectedly widened in November as U.S. imports jumped almost four times more than exports, gains that signal a rebound in global growth.
BLUE SPRINGS, MS—Masafumi Hamaguchi, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, loves running, professional wrestling and helping assemblers produce the highest quality vehicles possible.
LONDON—Global sales of robots are expected to total $20.2 billion by 2016, growing at an annual rate of almost 11 percent annually, according to a new study.
WASHINGTON—Assuming Congress can come to an agreement to cut spending and raise the debt limit by late February, the manufacturing sector can expect slow growth heading into 2013, according to MAPI.
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