MADISON, WI-Wisconsin will provide more than $2.3 million in additional assistance for about 1,400 displaced workers affected by the closing of the General Motors assembly plant in Janesville. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen’s paint shop at its new auto assembly plant here will be the most advanced in the automotive world, company officials say. MORE
BEIJING-Geely Zhejiang Holdings will nearly double Volvo’s annual global production with a new factory here as part of its plan to pull the Swedish automaker out of the red by 2011. MORE
HEBER SPRINGS, AR-Saint Jean Industries will add 250 jobs and invest $14 million in a new assembly plant here. The company makes aluminum parts for the automotive industry. MORE
WASHINGTON-Federal stimulus money rescued the U.S. wind-power industry from what could have been a disastrous 2009, but it still lost sought-after manufacturing jobs, a trade group reported Tuesday. MORE
CLOVIS, NM-A Texas-based wind energy company has chosen Clovis for its venture into wind farm operation and turbine manufacturing. Vert-I-Go expects the plant to produce 60 jobs by 2013. MORE
AIKEN COUNTY, SC-MTU Detroit Diesel Inc. is planning to establish a new assembly plant here that could bring 250 jobs. It would be a $45 million investment here. MORE
DETROIT-General Motors Co. will become the first major U.S. automaker to design and manufacture electric motors for use in its line of hybrids and electric vehicles. The automaker currently relies on suppliers. By in-sourcing, GM claims it will “lower costs and improve performance, quality, reliability and manufacturability of electric motors by controlling design, materials selection and production processes.” MORE
CHICAGO-Ford Motor Co. plans to add 1,200 jobs at its Chicago Assembly Plant. The facility, located on the South Side of the city, is the automaker’s oldest plant. Ford plans to build its next-generation Explorer sport utility vehicle at the 86-year-old plant, which currently assembles the Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS. MORE
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