Hybrid-motor sales help boost Remy’s quarterly results
Pendleton-based company reported both higher profit and revenue, helped by a 20-percent increase in hybrid-motor sales.
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Economic development officials stunned by GM plant no-vote
Indiana Commerce Secretary Mitch Roob said he was completely surprised by local General Motors workers’ refusal to vote on
a proposed contract by JD Norman Industries, a decision that appears to set up the plant for certain closure.
UAW halts vote on giveback deal at Indy GM plant
UAW Local 23 bargaining chairman Gregory Clark says members won’t vote on the proposed contract, which would cut base wages from $29 per hour to $15.50.
Cash options floated for workers at GM stamping plant
Fliers circulating at General Motors' Indianapolis plant show that union members will be offered cash payments of $25,000
to $35,000 and an opportunity to keep a foot in the door with GM, if they agree to work for JD Norman Industries.
GM plant offer sets off union power struggle
The UAW in Detroit said Local 23 will vote Monday on Illinois-based JD Norman's proposal to buy an Indianapolis stamping
plant where more than 600 work, but a local rep says workers don't want to negotiate.
Auto parts plant leaving Ohio for Indiana, may employ 350
Continental Structural Plastics expects to spend at least $9.1 million on upgrades to the Huntington factory and perhaps have
350 workers working there by 2012.
Indiana company planning hybrid van gets GM backing
Anderson-based Bright Automotive is getting a boost from a $5 million investment by General Motors’ new venture capital arm.
Frankfort manufacturer to build plant in Tennessee
NHK Seating of America’s plant in Murfreesboro is expected to employ up to 224 workers when all phases of production are operating
in 2015.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Burd Ford flies after tragedy
Richard Burd's suicide led to shrewd cost-cutting at the family auto dealership. For Christine Burd, returning to profitability is both heartening and heartbreaking.
Auto plant’s 300 jobs draw 3,000 applicants
The response to openings at a Chrysler transmission plant in Kokomo reflects the large number of people out of work, a union
official said.
UAW salvages Navistar foundry on brink of closing
A five-year contract ratified late Tuesday covers 250 workers in UAW Local 226 who work at Indianapolis Casting Corp.
Ruling on Visteon retiree benefits overturned
In overturning two lower court decisions, a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia unanimously
agreed with attorneys representing some 2,100 retirees from two Visteon manufacturing plants in Indiana.
Cummins to expand Seymour plant, add 200 jobs
Cummins said it will invest $100 million in the Seymour plant as it rolls out a new, larger-displacement engine.
Toyota adding 100 workers at Indiana factory
The hiring follows Toyota’s announcement this month that it would move some of its Highlander SUV production from Japan to
the Princeton plant.
GM keeping Fort Wayne plant open all summer
The automaker will keep open nine of 11 assembly plants—including one in Fort Wayne—to make 56,000 more vehicles
that are in high demand, such as the Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan and the Chevrolet Traverse large crossover vehicle.
GM recalling 1.5 million vehicles over fire concerns
The recall affects several pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossovers and passenger car models from the 2006 to 2009
model years. GM conducted a similar recall in 2008 but came across new reports of fires in vehicles that had been fixed.
EnerDel parent lands $65M investment
The parent company of lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel has landed a $65 million investment from its largest shareholder.
Toyota to move Highlander production to Indiana
Toyota began manufacturing the Highlander SUVs in November 2000 and has been making between 1,000 to 9,000 gasoline vehicles
a month. In April, it produced about 1,900 units.
EnerDel forms joint venture with Chinese autoparts maker
Battery company will offer expertise to help Wanxiang build Chinese factory, fill backlogs. Indiana employment could reach 3,000, but there’s no target date for achieving that milestone.
City hosting U.S.-China vehicle summit
Event will bring together a delegation of Chinese automakers and Indiana manufacturers to explore business opportunities relating
to hybrid and electric vehicles.