NASHVILLE, TN—A federal labor board is reviewing a decision by one of its regional officials to deny a union from trying to organize fewer than 100 of the thousands of employees at Nissan’s automotive assembly plant in Smyrna, TN.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is giving workers at its assembly plant here a 10 percent pay raise as the COVID-19 omicron variant stretches an already-tight labor market.

SPRING HILL, TN—A decade after announcing plans to build a new assembly plant in Chattanooga, TN, French automotive supplier Faurecia is continuing to expand in Tennessee with plans to invest another $18 million and add another 171 jobs at the company’s assembly plant in Spring Hill, TN.

TELFORD, TN—A South Korean auto parts supplier will locate its first U.S. assembly plant here.

SPRINGFIELD, TN—Tier 1 automotive supplier Martinrea International Inc. is investing $40 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 97 new jobs.

SMYRNA, TN—Production of the 2021 Nissan Rogue launched at the Nissan North America vehicle assembly plant here on schedule, despite pandemic setbacks.

CLARKSVILLE, TN–The LG Electronics home appliance manufacturing plant here has produced its 1 millionth washing machine.

MERRITT ISLAND, FL— MasterCraft Boat Company announced it has purchased a boat manufacturing plant located here that will be dedicated to manufacturing the new Aviara brand.