An attorney for a union representing some 2,100 people who worked at two Visteon plants in Indiana argued Tuesday that many
are facing hardship, and that the order should be stayed pending an appeal to a federal district court judge.
GM executives said Friday that about 600 dealerships out of the 1,100 seeking to stay with GM will receive letters giving
them the option to remain with the automaker.
Middlebury-based Jayco Inc. said Wednesday that it expected to resume production in May at its Topeka factory and hire 50
workers there this year.
The Columbus-based company said Tuesday that the 194 layoffs will take place after Friday, cutting the plant’s employment
to about 400 and paring its two shifts to one.
Michigan-based auto components maker Lear Operations Corp. plans to invest more than $2.2 million to expand and upgrade its
manufacturing facility in Hammond, adding more than 285 jobs this year.
Accuride Corp. says its Gunite Corp. factory in Elkhart will be closed by May 1. Its production will be moved to factories
in Rockford, Ill., and Brillon, Wis.
City will be among first to conduct demonstration of several plug-in electric vehicles prior to their market
launch next year.
State official for the carmaker says the embattled company, in the midst of massive recalls, is eager show off the Princeton
factory
and help visitors understand the complexity of auto manufacturing.
Fort Wayne Foundry Corp. will shutter the auto parts factory for the second time in a year, as its jobs head to Mexico, according
to a union official.
Facing intense scrutiny from the federal government, Toyota is trying a salt-of-the-earth offensive, paying for a group of
its U.S. employees to talk with lawmakers. At least one is from Toyota’s plant in Princeton, Ind.
After a week-long shutdown for the company to repair defective gas pedals, the factory near Princeton was back to “business
as usual” when its lines restarted on Monday.
The jobs can’t come soon enough for Connersville, where unemployment is at 13.8 percent.
Beyond the expected plunge for troubled Toyota, U.S. car sales sailed along nicely in January, including a 24 percent surge
for Ford and 14 percent gain for GM.
Columbus-based diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. posted its most profitable fourth quarter in company history, thanks to a
rush on engines that won’t have to conform to new emission standards.
Toyota Motor Corp. is telling dealers that they should get parts to fix sticky gas pedals later this week. But the 4.2 million
customers affected by a large recall may have to wait a while for repairs.
Recalled Toyotas have been yanked from used-vehicle auction blocks, but resale values should be protected if Toyota handles
the
recall with “transparency,” according to a local analyst.
Fifteen employees at an east-side automotive plant operated by a Ford subsidiary will lose their jobs on March 31. More job
cuts are expected, as the factory prepares to close by the end of 2011.
Like most companies that make thousands of parts in automobiles, Elkhart-based CTS Corp. was virtually unknown to the average
car buyer. That was until its gas pedal was blamed for big problems with some very popular cars.
Pendleton-based Remy International signs deals with Allison Transmission Inc. in Indianapolis and German automaker Daimler
AG to supply electric motors for hybrid systems. The agreements should help offset a loss of business from General Motors.
No immediate layoffs are planned at the two Indiana factories that build Toyota models included in the company’s production
halt as it looks to fix sticking gas pedals.
