COLOGNE, Germany — Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen, Daimler and Ferrari announced this week that they will temporarily shut down vehicle and engine production at its factories in Europe in response to the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus.
BICESTER, UK — British electric van manufacturer Arrival, which has recently won a major order from logistics giant UPS, has taken on a new production site here.
WUHAN, China — Honda Motor Co. said it has partially resumed four-wheel vehicle production here, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, after obtaining permission from local authorities.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC — PRC Laser Corp., an industrial laser manufacturer, plans to invest $1.4 million into a new facility in Charleston County that will create 73 jobs.
SPARTANBURG, SC — BMW Manufacturing led the nation in automotive exports by value for the sixth consecutive year, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data.
HONG KONG — Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. said it is investing $326 million in a new satellite manufacturing plant in China in efforts to provide more accurate data for autonomous vehicles.
Cleveland, OH — CEOs of companies facing global supply chain challenges can find local solutions with U.S. suppliers, declared five American manufacturing trade associations in an open letter to CEOs. The trade associations represent more than 3,500 companies in industries that employ more than 475,000 Americans.
KANSAS CITY, MO — DRE Health Corporation, a Missouri-based manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, and retailer of medical equipment, instruments, and supplies plans to build a manufacturing plant for disposable face masks in the United States in response to the recent global Coronavirus outbreak, along with a disposable glove production plant.
TULSA, OK - Tulsa's leaders helped cut the ribbon on Whirlpool’s new factory distribution center. This 800,000 square foot facility adds on to the current manufacturing plant.
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