EL SEGUNDO, CA-The world’s first big rig powered by electricity generated from hydrogen fuel cells rolled out of an assembly plant here on Friday. MORE
DETROIT-UAW President Bob King is preparing to enter negotiations with GM, Ford and Chrysler this week with a clear bargaining position: no new concessions. MORE
PALO ALTO, CA-Setpoint Systems has received a contract from Tesla Motors to design and build an automated assembly system for electric vehicle components. MORE
CHARLESTON, SC-Rep. Tim Scott, R-SC, has introduced legislation in Congress to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from closing down plants or ordering companies to transfer employment. MORE
BEIJING-A 21-year-old employee at Foxconn Technology Group’s assembly plant in southern China fell to his death Wednesday, the latest in a series of suicides at the plant. MORE
WALKER, MI-Carbon fiber composite molder Plasan Carbon Composites Inc. will build an $18 million manufacturing center here to make body panels for cars. MORE
HENDERSON, NC-Semprius Inc. will invest nearly $90 million to construct a solar cell assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 230 by 2015. MORE
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