LOUISVILLE, KY-Ford will switch suppliers for seats at its assembly plant here when the factory reopens in late 2011. Lear Corp. has been supplying seats for the Ford Explorer, but the plant will make Escape and Kuga SUVs next year. MORE
ROCKY HILL, CT-A new contest sponsored by Henkel Corp. will award a Yamaha Rhino utility vehicle to a deserving American hero. Visitors to www.LoctiteJobDone.com can nominate firefighters, police officers, soldiers, teachers, doctors, nurses, neighbors, co-workers and others who make a difference in their communities. Nominations will be accepted through July 30.
INDIANAPOLIS-Allison Transmission has dedicated a new assembly plant here to produce hybrid propulsion systems for cars, trucks and military vehicles. MORE
PRICHARD, WV-A new engine filter assembly line has been added to the Allevard-Sogefi U.S.A. manufacturing facility here. The company invested $7 million in the new line. MORE
NEWPORT, DE-A federal bankruptcy court judge approved the sale of GM’s abandoned assembly plant here to Fisker Automotive, which plans to build plug-in electric cars there. Fisker plans to eventually employ 2,000 people at the facility, rolling 100,000 cars out in 2013. MORE
BENTONVILLE, AR-Walmart announced it will cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain by 2015. That’s the equivalent of taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year. MORE
BANNOCKBURN, IL-Shipments of rigid and flexible circuit boards in May were up 29.6 percent compared with May 2009. For the year, shipments of circuit boards are up 16.2 percent. MORE
ST. LOUIS-Machinists at Boeing’s St. Louis assembly plant accepted an amended contract offer Sunday, a deal that changes retirement benefits for workers hired in January 2012. MORE
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