Daimler joins rush to add more North American auto plants
Carmakers announce $9.5 billion in U.S. investments so far in 2017
Since January, automakers have announced investments totaling $9.5 billion in U.S. plants, creating or retaining more than 12,000 jobs. By company, the investments from the United States and abroad are:
* General Motors: $1 billion in various plants to keep or create 1,500 jobs
* Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: $1 billion in Ohio and Michigan to create 2,000 jobs
* Hyundai Motor Co.: $1 billion in various plants; new jobs to be determined
* Ford Motor Co.: $1.2 billion in Michigan, new jobs to be determined
* Toyota Motor Corp.: $1.3 billion in Kentucky; no new jobs
* BMW: $600 million in South Carolina to create 1,000 jobs
* Toyota and Mazda Motor Corp.: $1.6 billion to create 4,000 jobs; site to be determined
* Honda Motor Co.: $267 million in Ohio to create 300 jobs
* Volvo Car: $500 million in South Carolina to create 2,500 jobs
* Daimler AG: $1 billion in Alabama to create 1,300 jobs
Source: Reuters
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