TIJUANA, Mexico—Hyundai will invest $130 million in a new assembly plant here to produce aluminum auto parts. The plant is expected to create 300 jobs.

GREENVILLE, OH—Whirlpool’s assembly plant here, which produces about 1.5 million Kitchen Aid mixers and blenders annually, is expanding and bringing some jobs from China. The plant has hired 70 people this summer, and plant leaders expect to hire another 50 in about a week.

MAPLETON, ND—To accommodate significant growth, agricultural equipment manufacturer Horsch Anderson has begun building a new assembly plant here. The plant will employ at least 80 people within five years.

KANSAS CITY, KS—GM plans to spend at least $120 million on a 400,000-square-foot expansion of its Fairfax assembly plant.

CHICAGO—A coalition of regional and national organizations is sponsoring “Manufacturing Day,” Oct. 5, to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation’s economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing.

RENTON, WA—Microscan is broadcasting two free webinars Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 that will discuss the latest developments in machine vision and auto ID for electronics assembly.

ROCKY HILL, CT—Henkel Corp. is hosting a seminar Sept. 26 in Minneapolis that will cover adhesives for medical device assembly.

DETROIT—GM will halt production at its Detroit Hamtramck assembly plant, where it builds the Chevrolet Volt, for four weeks for retooling starting in mid-September.

TIJUANA, Mexico—Electronics manufacturing services provider Sigmatron has opened a new assembly plant here.

DETROIT—North American Automakers are expected to triple their consumption of aluminum sheet by 2015, a surge that could lead to spot shortages.