LANSING, MI—GM will launch a second shift at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant late this summer. The new shift coincides with the introduction of the Cadillac ATS, a new compact luxury car.
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI—Magna E-Car Systems, a partnership between Magna International and the Stronach Group, has opened a new assembly plant here to make components for hybrid and electric vehicles.
DETROIT—The world’s largest automakers are scrambling to find alternatives to a resin that’s critical for making brake- and fuel-system components. A March 31 explosion at chemical maker Evonik Industries halved the global supply of an ingredient used to make the resin, called PA-12.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV—Automotive parts supplier Gestamp plans to create hundreds of jobs and invest a minimum of $100 million to build a new assembly plant here.
BIRMINGHAM, AL—A group of 25 assembly line workers from a Honda manufacturing plant here matched the first five winning numbers from the record-breaking $656 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing. They will split $250,000.
DETROIT—Sales of GM’s Chevrolet Volt are picking up, leading the automaker to restart production a week early this month at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant.