FREMONT, CA-Fremont city officials are saying very little about a Chinese company interested in taking over the automotive assembly plant here. The city has been scrambling to come up with options for the NUMMI plant, a 25-year joint venture of General Motors and Toyota that now faces imminent closure. MORE
CLAYCOMO, MO-The Missouri Automotive Jobs Task Force concluded that although the state’s automotive industry has faced stiff challenges in recent years, it is poised for future growth. The task force noted that while employment in Missouri’s automotive sector has declined by 35 percent since 2004, the state still maintains a skilled automotive workforce and houses major infrastructure and manufacturing assets that could benefit from future growth in the design and production of "green" or energy-efficient vehicles. MORE
WASHINGTON-In one of his first major decisions on trade policy, President Obama opted Friday to impose a tariff on tires imported from China, a move that risks angering the nation’s second-largest trading partner. MORE
HELENA, MT-NaturEner, already the
owner of a 210-megawatt wind farm in Montana, plans to build a second
309-megawatt wind farm in the state worth $800 million. MORE
JONESBORO, AR-Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex USA Inc. plans to hire 700 people by 2014 to work at its new assembly plant here. The first phase of construction began in late July, and production is scheduled to begin in mid 2010. Recruiting will begin in January followed by hiring in the spring. MORE
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