AICHI, Japan—Looking to boost sales of its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, Toyota plans to begin mass producing the second generation of the automobile. The company says the new model must have a lower entry price and greater travel range.
MOUNTAIN IRON, MN—Heliene Inc. is restarting production in a once shuttered northern Minnesota solar panel manufacturing plant here. The plant was previously occupied by the solar company Silicon Energy and will be retooled with the help of a $3.5 million state loan package.
WINDSOR, ONTARIO—A misconfigured data transfer server left sensitive data from big name car makers and their employees wide open to the Internet earlier this month, a security vendor has revealed. The data includes assembly line and factory schematics.
WASHINGTON—U.S. factory production rebounded in June by the most in four months as the industry regained its footing after a fire-related disruption at an auto parts supplier, Federal Reserve data showed Tuesday.
SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Co.’s labor union has warned that the 25 percent automotive tariffs being considered by President Donald Trump could jeopardize 20,000 factory jobs in Alabama.
HUNTSVILLE, AL—Construction of the Toyota-Mazda assembly plant here has been “temporarily suspended” so that researchers can determine if the project will adversely affect the habitat of an endangered fish.
WASHINGTON—Prices of new cars and trucks could jump by several thousand dollars in the U.S. if President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to raise tariffs on imports.
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