Mercedes Triples Down on Alabama Investment
What might have seemed like a gamble on a new region of the country has proved the wise investment it always was.
The Shape and Future of Auto Growth
Expansions lead the growth in Alabama’s automotive sector, and new technologies steer the future of design and worker training.
SUVs Stream Again
Last summer, managers and workers at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) in Montgomery threw a homecoming celebration. In recognition of HMMA reintroducing...
Virtuoso Performance in Lincoln
The minivan. Popular media often portrays the purchase of this vehicle as a car buyer’s rite of passage, from freewheeling, young...
Massive Expansion for a New Generation
In 1997, the German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz began assembling M-Class sport utility vehicles at its newly constructed facility on 1, 000 acres in...
Toyota Economic Engine Full Bore
If all goes as planned, this February the workers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) in Huntsville will watch as their 5 millionth...
Custom Manufacturing by Listening
Mark McClanahan looked at the growing automotive industry in Alabama and saw a window of opportunity. And a door. And a hood. A...
Alabama Rolling Toward Direct Auto Export
All systems are go at the Alabama State Port Authority for cars to roll on ships and fleets to set sail, as cars...
Mercedes Evolution
For more than a year, the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) automotive assembly plant in Vance has experienced shifts in branding, product offerings...
Peak Year in Lincoln
It will happen. The big reveal. On Sunday, Feb. 7. The Japan-based Honda Motor Co. says that on that day, in a...