Honda Rolls Out $85 Million Expansion and One of the Year’s Best Family Cars

In March 2017, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama announced plans for a multi-phase project to expand its plant in Lincoln.

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...

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