Ford said it will start importing Focus compact cars from China in the second half of 2019, cancelling earlier plans to build the small-car model in Mexico. Models will come from the company’s existing Focus plants globally. ...
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FCA US will supply an additional 500 of its Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to Waymo’s self-driving program. Last year, the automobile company delivered 100 modified minivans to Waymo. Production of the 500 minivansi s expected ...
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Ford announced a plan to invest more than $1bn over the next 10 years to modernise its Dearborn, Michigan facility. It would be developed as a better workplace which will foster innovation as the company looks to transform itself from an ...
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LG Chem has announced that the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivan would be using its lithium-ion battery pack of 16 kWh and controls. Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery maker LG Chem announced it will supply the 16-kWh Li-ion battery pack ...
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According to local news reports, the roof of US Steel’s Ecorse, Michigan facility collapsed Thursday night when a 200-foot-long, 20-foot-wide pipe that transfers steelmaking waste broke free while a contractor was cleaning it. No ...
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City officials in Flint, Michigan announced Wednesday that American Cast Iron Pipe Co. of Birmingham, Alabama, will build a new facility to supply water transmission pipe for the Karegnondi Water Authority at an old 400-acre site formerly ...
Cequent Performance Products, the maker of ROLA auto racks and cargo boxes, is converting its Tekonsha, Michigan, facility to a regional distribution center. The location currently houses the company's engineering and product development ...
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South Korean electronics group LG Chem's US subsidiary, LG Chem Michigan (LGCMI) will start production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells at its Holland, Michigan facility in July 2013. The company has started the testing runs at the ...
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It is reported that Michigan Seamless Tube (MST), a leading North American steel pipe produce planned to invest approximately US$25 million in order to upgrade its South Lyon, Michigan facility. Meanwhile, Optima Specialty Steel Inc. will ...
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Reportedly, Ohio-based Timken said that the company has planned to retain of new SBQ production capacity scheduled in the US at the moment. Currently, the company has already spent approximately US$225 million to boost its ...
US carmaker General Motors (GM) has begun the production of 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan, US The carmaker had invested $190m to upgrade the Michigan facility for the production of ATS ...
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