First vehicles roll out of Indiana electric-car plant
Fifteen cars rolled out of Think North America’s Elkhart plant on Wednesday, bound for Indianapolis. The cars will be used primarily by the state Department of Natural Resources.
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Chrysler to invest another $85M in Kokomo plant
Chrysler Group LLC said Tuesday it plans to invest an additional $85 million in its Kokomo transmission plant. The money is in addition to the recently announced $1.2 billion investment in other facilities in the north-central Indiana city.
GM considering Fort Wayne plant for $230M upgrade
General Motors is considering $230 million in upgrades to its truck assembly plant near Fort Wayne.
Think car sales benefit battery-maker EnerDel
Indianapolis-based EnerDel is the main battery supplier for Think’s two-seat City.
Local GM stamping plant layoffs to begin next month
It’s official: General Motors will begin shutting down its Indianapolis metal-stamping plant Jan. 28, with an initial wave of layoffs that will cost 75 workers their jobs.
Electronics maker buying former GM factory in Anderson
Northwind Electronics LLC will invest $954,000 to buy, renovate and equip a former General Motors factory in Anderson—creating as many as 100 jobs in the next two years, state economic development officials said Tuesday afternoon.
Anderson loses out on Bright Automotive tech center
Upstart hybrid vehicle maker plans to locate tech center in Rochester Hills, Mich. About 200 jobs and an $11 million investment were at stake.
SKARBECK: GM’s return to market not your usual IPO
This unusual taxpayer-owned IPO did create some interesting conflicts.
Electric car maker starts production at Elkhart plant
Think North America has started work on two-seat electric cars at its northern Indiana facility and expects the first ones to be finished in the coming days.
Chrysler to invest $843 million in Kokomo plants
The investment was announced just ahead of appearances Tuesday by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at a Chrysler transmission plant.
Duke Energy exploring other uses for electric-vehicle batteries
The utility, which has about 780,000 customers in Indiana, is teaming with Japanese firm Itochu Corp. to test applications for used electric vehicle batteries. The pilot project builds on Indiana’s clean-tech initiative, Energy Systems Network.
Auto industry bailout pulls Kokomo back from brink
Kokomo's fortunes have been entwined with the auto industry since 1894, when Elwood Haynes invented one of the first automobiles in the United States there. Since the 1930s, when then-Delco (later Delphi) located there, followed by General Motors and Chrysler, the auto industry has been the town's bread and butter.
Feds’ $50M loan to automaker could create 900 jobs
The Department of Energy will announce on Monday it is giving a $50M loan to Vehicle Production Group, which makes wheelchair accessible vehicles in Mishawaka. Officials say they expect the loan to create more than 900 jobs in an economically ravaged part of Indiana.
Truck manufacturing might ramp up 56 percent in 2011
An expected push to refresh the oldest North American commercial trucking fleet in at least 31 years should boost sales at partsmakers like Columbus-based Cummins Inc.
GM shares jump in return to Wall Street
General Motors' return to Wall Street was well received Thursday, as the company’s stock closed up 3.6 percent in its initial public offering.
South Bend to lose 250 jobs with Bosch closing
Auto parts maker says it will close its South Bend facilities by the end of 2011 and will offer about 170 of the 250 employees who work there jobs in other states.
Automotive supplier plans 200 new jobs at Butler plant
Multimatic Inc. plans to expand its northeast Indiana production operation, adding new assembly lines as it aims to create over 200 jobs by 2013—more than tripling employment there.
Motor maker Remy plans expansion driven by electric vehicles
Motor maker Remy International will embark on a major expansion next spring to satisfy growing demand from makers of hybrid and electric vehicles—and Madison County officials think they’re well positioned to land the jobs.
Anderson makes headway in disposing of former GM sites
The city of Anderson is nearing a milestone in its effort to find new uses for numerous former General Motors sites that have been in its possession since 2006.
More job losses coming at doomed manufacturing plant
Automotive Components Holdings, which makes hydraulic steering systems for Ford Motor Co., notified the state this week that it plans to permanently lay off 26 employees during the first two weeks of 2011.