Tag: February 2018
State of the Auto Industry, 2018
As sensational as the announcement 25 years ago when Mercedes-Benz launched Alabama into automotive manufacturing was the announcement January 10 that Toyota and Mazda...
Hyundai Expects Volume Resurgence Amid Design Adjustments
Last spring, the five millionth engine produced at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) in Montgomery rolled off the assembly line.
5 Major Suppliers Announce Alabama Plants in 2017
In German a piece of cake with heaps of whipped cream is called sahnestueck, which Alexandra Segers says can translate to mean “the...
Toyota Churns Out Engines Built to Power Cars of Today and Tomorrow
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama produced 700,000 engines last year, and according to David Fernandes, president of the facility, the Huntsville plant will likely produce that many in 2018.
New Plane, New Jobs Planned for Mobile
Top brass from Airbus Americas and Bombardier Inc. flew into Mobile today to introduce the Bombardier C-Series aircraft and talk about the...
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.
Prepped for Radical Change
Dr. Grace Terrell’s record redesigning health care models landed her in a position to use human genomics to radically transform health care.
Right Place, Right Time for Gamma-rays
University of Alabama in Huntsville researchers recently took part in a gravitational-wave discovery that produced light detected by observatories in space and on Earth....
Zero-emission City Bus
Green technology for transportation has moved well past the lightweight, low-power stages. Anniston’s New Flyer America manufacturing facility recently completed its first full...