SEOUL, South Korea-Kia Motors Corp. has begun construction on its first-ever U.S. manufacturing facility, in West Point, GA. The $1 billion automotive assembly plant is central to Kia's long-term plans to increase North American sales to around 650,000 vehicles by 2010.
ORLANDO, FL-After years at Chicago's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA, Edina, MN) is moving its annual international conference and trade show to Orlando in 2007.
WASHINGTON-The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is praising a new certification program for skilled "production technicians" developed by the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC).
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-STIHL Inc. has begun construction of a new 60,000-square-foot Virginia Beach manufacturing facility, part of a continuing $78.4 million capital investment program expected to add approximately 400 new jobs to the region.
SOUTHFIELD, MI-According to Lear Corp., the company's net sales are down by about $300 million over the past year because of cutbacks on the part of its major automotive customers.
TOKYO-Electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. has opened an LCD television screen plant in Kameyama, Japan, which the company says sets a new standard in terms of environmentalism.
WHITE PLAINS, NY-IBM and Magna Electronics, a subsidiary of Magna International Inc. (Ontario, Canada) are teaming up in the rapidly growing area of vehicle electronic systems.
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Boeing Co. (Chicago) recently celebrated the maiden flight of its first 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), one of three giant freighters that will shuttle parts among the various manufacturing facilities involved in building the company's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
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