- Hyundai and Kia find success in Europe: the South
Korean automaker will bring new models and a manufacturing facility to
increase sales. (Europe Report).
Europe is fast becoming a profitable playground for South Korean automakers. Hot on the heels of success in North America, where Hyundai is already laying the foundations of a new plant, comes news that Kia Motor is the fastest growing brand in Europe. All this just a few short years ......
- Hyundai Breaks Ground On Its First U.S. Auto
Plant.
Hyundai Motor Co. broke ground on the company's first U.S. automotive manufacturing plant, to be built on 1,620 acres of land in Montgomery, Alabama. The $1 billion facility, set to begin production in 2005, will produce the next generation of the Sonata sedan and Santa Fe sport utility vehicle. At ......
- Auto Parts Plants Under Way In Arkansas
A boom in industrial and manufacturing site construction in Arkansas counties along the Mississippi River has generated an even heavier than usual workload for Lee Catt Construction, Inc. The West Memphis-based contractor is completing the site preparation and erosion/sedimentation control work at four new automotive parts plant sites along the ......
- Toyota Considering A New Factory In U.S. Or
Canada.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it may build a fifth factory in North America to expand production capacity by 20 percent as its U.S. and Canadian plants strain to meet demand. The maker of the best-selling Camry sedan will decide by year-end whether to expand capacity, scheduled to reach 1.25 million ......
- E. Europe's Expanding Auto Industry Boosts Technical Textiles
Investments by automotive manufacturers in Central and Eastern Europe are on the increase, and U.S. and West European technical textile sectors are reaping the rewards, according to a report published in Technical Textile Markets. Central and Eastern Europe as a whole (including the ten newest members of the EU) has ......
- The fast lane: car buyers benefit from increased
competition. (Special Report).
These may be the best of times for new car buyers in Mexico, with more makes and models to choose from, flexible financing and declining prices. In a tepid economy, auto manufacturers continue to introduce new makes and models to Mexico's young and increasingly affluent families. Most notably, Japanese automotive ......
- There's only one Detroit. (Kobe's
Beef).
As a native Detroiter I live, breathe and eat cars. But for the life of me, I can't understand why the existence of nine assembly plants scattered throughout Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina has the area calling itself "Detroit South." And as a side note, I'm even more ......