by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: automaker, automobile, factory, labor, management, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, protest, right to work, tradeshow, union
CANTON — Actor Danny Glover has joined supporters of unionization for workers at a Nissan Motor Co. assembly plant in Mississippi demonstrating outside the North American International Auto Show. The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan protested yesterday next to Detroit’s Cobo Center. The group says workers who show interest in organizing the Japanese carmaker’s [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 19,2012
Tags: anniversary, automaker, automobile, facility, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, milestone, plant, SUV, truck, van, vehicle
CANTON — The Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant is preparing to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2013. The company will commemorate the anniversary with a series of events that highlight the accomplishments of its more than 5,000 employees and underscore its commitment to the Metro Jackson community and Central Mississippi. Dan Bednarzyk , vice president [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2012
Tags: air pollution, automaker, automobile, car, clean, commonwealth, economic development, elected official, electric, electricity, environment, factory, government, green, incentive, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant, politica, politician, pollution, public official, Site Selection, state, vehicle
HORN LAKE and TUNICA — An electric car firm headed by Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe never provided Virginia officials enough details to obtain economic development incentives, according to an Associated Press review of state records. McAuliffe claimed in a Dec. 5 news conference that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership didn’t want to bid [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 5,2012
Tags: automaker, automobile, car, community college, education, higher education, junior college, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, partnership, teach, truck, van, vehicle, workforce training
BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and four community colleges are launching a partnership to train people for advanced manufacturing jobs. The Advanced Manufacturing Technician Program gives students the chance to take two days of classroom instruction in Belden and three days of hands-on experience at Toyota’s Blue Springs plant. Participants will take classes [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: October 31,2012
Tags: automaker, automobile, car, celebration, facility, manufacture, manufacturing, manufactyurer, milestone, plant, SUV, truck, van, vehicle
BLUE SPRINGS — Toyota celebrated the 25 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America today at a ceremony at its Georgetown, Ky. plant coinciding with the start of production for the all-new 2013 Avalon. Of those 25 million vehicles, 111,000 were built in Mississippi at the Blue Springs plant, according to Toyota. The milestone vehicle — [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to agree to a fine of more than $16 million for failing to promptly report to the government problems with sticking gas pedals on its vehicles, a Transportation Department official said. Toyota faces a deadline today to accept or contest the $16.4 million fine, the largest ever assessed [...] [...]
CANTON — Nissan officials say the company has completed a $118 million expansion and modification of its Mississippi plant and will begin production trials on its new commercial vans within weeks. The vans, introduced last month at the Work Truck Show in St. Louis, represent a new North American endeavor for the auto manufacturer. Nissan [...] [...]
SEATTLE — A Seattle couple has sued Toyota, seeking to have the company take back the vehicle they just bought or reimburse them for lost value. Dana and Douglas Eller filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court, seeking class action status on behalf of others who recently bought Toyotas. The lawsuit claims the Ellers bought [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s pay czar is reducing 2010 compensation for top executives at GMAC Inc. because the auto finance giant continues to lose money and has no strategy for repaying its $16.3 billion taxpayer bailout, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The people say only one of the 25 highest earners at [...] [...]
TOKYO — A high-ranking Toyota executive says the automaker’s North American sales spiked around 50 percent the first eight days of March as incentives helped lure customers after a series of embarrassing safety recalls. Don Esmond, senior vice president of automotive operation for Toyota Motor Sales, says that the early numbers surpassed the company’s expectations. [...] [...]
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