Mississippi Business Journal » automomaker http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Toyota to shut down North American plants this month http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/11/toyota-to-shut-down-north-american-plants-this-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toyota-to-shut-down-north-american-plants-this-month http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/11/toyota-to-shut-down-north-american-plants-this-month/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:26:41 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=39714 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Toyota Motor Corp. said that it will suspend production at its North American plants in a series of one-day shutdowns this month as a result of parts shortages caused by the earthquake that hit Japan. The temporary shutdowns will affect 25,000 workers, but there will be no layoffs, the world’s No. 1 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/11/toyota-to-shut-down-north-american-plants-this-month/feed/ 1 Nissan getting $1.4B loan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/29/nissan-getting-14b-loan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nissan-getting-14b-loan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/29/nissan-getting-14b-loan/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:36:13 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=18276 WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced yesterday that the Department of Energy has closed its $1.4-billion loan agreement with Nissan North America,Inc. to retool its Smyrna, Tenn., factory to build advanced electric automobiles and an advanced battery manufacturing facility. The two projects are expected to create up to 1,300 American jobs and [...]

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