ATLANTA—The Georgia Supreme Court sided with Gov. Nathan Deal and Kia Motors in an open records battle over access to hiring documents from Kia's assembly plant in West Point, GA. In the lawsuit, several unemployed, union auto workers accused Kia and state officials of creating a screening and hiring process that excluded union workers.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. plans to launch 23 new vehicles globally, open three new assembly plants, and increase its U.S. workforce by more than 5,000 people.
BERLIN—BMW is considering assembling engines in North America for the first time and expanding vehicle production in the region to capitalize on growing demand.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is piloting new software from Siemens that facilitates virtual navigation within its assembly plants, helping the company improve global collaboration and better share best practices.
DETROIT—GM CEO Dan Akerson plans to retire, and the automaker will appoint Mary Barra as his successor. GM’s senior vice president for product development, Barra will become the first female CEO of a major automaker.
DETROIT—The Treasury Department yesterday sold the last of its shares of GM stock, underscoring the domestic auto industry’s rebound from the deepest downturn since the Great Depression.
SHORTER, AL—Hyundai and Kia supplier Taesung Alabama broke ground Friday on a $6.6 million assembly plant here. Construction should be finished by May, and the plant will create 70 new jobs by 2015.
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