BUFFALO, NY-Hundreds of union
members, retirees and their backers rallied in front of the Delphi plant in Lockport
in the interest of U. S. manufacturing. MORE
DETROIT-Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo won’t rule out the
possibility of plant closures in Italy and Germany if his company acquires General
Motors Corp.’s Opel division. MORE
MUSKEGON, MI-The city of Muskegon is in the running for the first WindTronics manufacturing plant to produce the company’s new residential wind turbine. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority board Tuesday tried to sway the plant location decision by granting the company a 10-year, $3.7 million tax break if it selects an existing building in Muskegon’s Port City Industrial Park. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. is investing $55 million to convert a
closed V-8 factory in Brook Park to build its new V-6 “EcoBoost” line of engines.
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Henkel Corp., an international supplier of adhesives and sealants for industrial, commercial and home use, plans to expand its Salisbury operations. The company plans to invest more than $23.7 million and to create 103 jobs during the next three years. The announcement was made possible in part by a $206,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. MORE
ATLANTA-KMC Corp., a South Korean company that makes ball valves for gas lines, oil fields and chemical plants, plans to open a new factory here. The $5 million investment will produce 60 jobs. In a news release, KMC chairman C.M. Jung said the Atlanta factory will allow the company to be more competitive in the U.S. market. MORE
LAWRENCE PARK, PA-Cleaner, faster, safer and more reliable. That’s how General Electric is describing its latest locomotive to roll off the assembly line here. GE says this new locomotive will cut fuel consumption by 17 percent and reduce emissions by 70 percent compared with existing locomotives. MORE
FRANKFURT - German automaker Daimler AG has acquired a nearly 10 per cent
stake in California-based electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. as part of plans
to ramp up its own electric car production. MORE
OTTAWA, Canada-The Canadian Auto Workers union
wants to make sure General Motors of Canada doesn't import any more vehicles
from offshore countries. MORE
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