The American market is notorious for its consumer attitude so when the customer wants something, the manufacturers know damn well that they need to provide it. Along side plenty of other fun stuff inside or out, the latest thing that fascinates the Americans is something that has conquered Europe for plenty of years, the diesel
My favorite of Detroit’s Big Three, mostly after the bailout story, Ford has made a pretty interesting announcement today. The Blue Oval plans to hire some 7000 people in their manufacturing segment, in order to boost their ca making efforts.
GM recently announced some investments going into a 4 cylinder engine and creating a few jobs along the way. Naturally, Chrysler couldn’t be outdone. Chrysler have just announced that they plan to invest around $843 million in their Kokomo, Indiana facilities.
Toyota have just announced that they will recommence construction on its Mississippi plant about the same time they are going to begin producing the Corolla there late next year. With the Corolla being produced at this particular plant once again a major shift in production will occur due to the current climate.
Chrysler Group LLC have just announced that they are going to invest $300 million in order to retool two of its Indiana plants. The two plants are Indiana Transmission Plant I and the Kokomo casting plant and together produce automatic transmissions.
The Maranello based supercar maker saw protests for two hours yesterday pending news that Ferrari SpA is looking to idle production and eliminate 9 percent of its work force. The decision took place as a result of the sister company Maserati reduced orders for engines.
