Some of the world’s finest racing, performance and luxury cars feature wheels manufactured by HRE Performance Wheels, based in Vista, CA. HRE specializes in built-to-order wheel sets of one- or three-piece forged aluminum wheels. 

LANCASTER, CA—BYD America will begin manufacturing electric buses at a new assembly plant here next year.

DETROIT—The UAW and Chrysler have unveiled an art show here that recognizes multidimensional employees from the shop floor and celebrates the role of the creative process in manufacturing automobiles.

HOLLAND, MI—LG Chem Michigan shipped out the first set of electric vehicle batteries from its assembly plant here. The batteries will be installed in Chevy Volts.

PRINCETON, IN—A new partnership in Vincennes University here and Toyota Motor Co. pairs textbooks with on-the-job experience to start a pipeline of college-educated manufacturing workers and fill a void created by the lack of skilled workers for available jobs.

DETROIT—The U.S. government expects to sell the last of its stake in General Motors by the end of the year, bringing an end to a sad chapter in the 105-year-old auto giant’s history.

KANSAS CITY, MO—Automotive supplier Grupo Antolin North America will invest more than $15.7 million to build a 150,000-square-foot assembly plant here, creating an estimated 118 new jobs. The company makes headliners and other interior components.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation recently received a contract from a Tier 1 automotive supplier to provide a multicell assembly system to simplify the process of manufacturing steering gear subassemblies.

SEOUL, South Korea—Three top Hyundai executives in Korea have been forced to resign as a consequence of quality problems with the company’s vehicles.

SPARTANBURG, SC—The BMW assembly plant here is actively hiring production and logistics positions. The facility is in the midst of a 2-year, $900 million expansion.