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Chinese Made Cars Arrive in U.S. Showrooms

A PEEK under the hood of three new cars from Volvo, Buick and Cadillac will not reveal a Made in China label. But those cars are breaking new ground in the auto industry, becoming the first to be manufactured in the People’s Republic and exported…

Automotive, Currency Manipulation, Economy

Ford Exits Japan, Dems Blame Trade Deal

Two congressional Democrats on Monday blamed Ford Motor Co.'s exit from Japan on the lack of currency manipulation provisions in a sweeping Asia-Pacific trade deal. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who are both…

Automotive, Innovation, Jobs, Manufacturing, Production, Small Business, Sustainability, Technology

ACE Metal Crafts Surpasses Outsourcing Stigma

When one is presented with change, many begin to feel a sense of insecurity. When a company decides to invoke change, that precise sensation can be overwhelming for its employees. This apprehension rippled through ACE Metal Crafts (ACE) when…

First American-Built Lexus ES 350 Set to Come Off Assembly Line

Automotive, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing

First American-Built Lexus ES 350 to Come Off Assembly Line

When Toyota came to Kentucky 30 years ago, it changed the way business was done in the Commonwealth. On Oct. 19, it changed just a little bit more. The Toyota complex in Georgetown, which produces Camrys, Avalons and Venzas, will unveil…

Automotive, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing

Ford Shifts Truck Production from Mexico to Ohio

Ford's heavy duty pickup trucks which used to be built in Mexico started rolling off an assembly line in Ohio this week. That's good news for the 1,000 Ford workers in Ohio, who might have otherwise been out of work. It's also good publicity…

Automotive, Manufacturing

Is the U.S. Ready for a Buick Made in China?

In 2013, General Motors polled some U.S. Buick dealers about their volume and model-mix expectations for a new vehicle: a compact crossover that has since been launched in China as the Buick Envision. It's two years later and there's…

Automotive, Manufacturing

UAW to Address Possible China-Made Buick Import

The UAW said Tuesday it plans to address during contract negotiations the speculation that General Motors Co. is considering importing a Buick SUV to the U.S. from China. “After the sacrifices made by U.S. taxpayers and the U.S. workforce…

Automotive

Could the Ford Taurus be Imported From China?

The Ford Taurus, once the flagship in Ford’s range, apparently has fallen on hard times. Sales for the Ford Taurus are down 28 percent through July, it hasn’t done much to outrun its perception as a perennial fleet queen and police fleet…

Automotive, Jobs, Made in USA, Production

Ford To Begin Production of Medium-Duty Commercial Trucks

Ford Motor Co. announced, Wednesday, Aug. 12, that Ford F-650/F-750 medium-duty trucks will for the first time roll off the line in the United States, at the company’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. FORD SECURES 1,000-PLUS U.S. JOBS,…

Automotive, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production

South Carolina’s Push to Grow Jobs

CNBC's Phil LeBeau takes a look at South Carolina's efforts to become the nation's new manufacturing hub. While I am no fan of the Chinese owning Volvo, I am proud of "my" home state showing that manufacturing can be accomplished in America.…