Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
Aleris will invest $350 million to upgrade capabilities at its aluminum rolling mill in Lewisport, Kentucky. The investment positions Aleris to meet anticipated significant growth in North American automotive demand as the industry pursues broader aluminum use for the production of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2009
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The United Automotive Workers (UAW) have come to a tentative local agreement at a Ford factory in Kentucky, after the union threatened to put the site’s almost 9,000 workers on strike last week if a deal wasn’t reached. The post Ford and UAW reached a tentative local agreement at Kentucky plant appeared first on TESLARATI.
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2014
The last tenant of the 107,000-square-foot property was Mexican Industries, which made plastic moldings for the auto industry until filing for bankruptcy in 2001. Most of these jobs will be in the metal stamping, metalworking, machining and casting industries that are dominant in the Midwest.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Vision Motor Cars , of Williamsburg, Kentucky, has submitted five year’s worth of purchase orders worth $348 million for its new line of all-electric drive delivery vans, mini-vans and sports cars. Earlier post.). —VMT Managing Partner Mark Stoddard.
Teslarati
APRIL 11, 2023
“Ford of Canada has been a leader in the country’s auto industry since it was founded 119 years ago, driven by hard-working, dedicated employees,” said Bev Goodman, president, and CEO of Ford Canada. This facility will be opening alongside its flagship sibling.
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
A Rivian R1T electric pickup truck saved the day this week by pulling a semi-truck stuck in the mud in Covington, Kentucky. Despite still being a new segment of the auto industry being electrified, the early electric pickup trucks are already performing well on virtually all metrics.
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