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Paint shop supplier on a roll

Giffin has a hefty list of projects on its hands, including FCA's new plants in Detroit. Customers also want to know more about its proprietary scrubber technology.
Nissan adds technology, comforts, hp to Titan XD

The heavy-duty 2020 Nissan Titan is redesigned outside for 2020, with technology and comfort features added inside in a bid to woo noncommercial truck buyers. 
Piston buys Ohio braking plant, becomes a Honda supplier

Piston Group, controlled by former NBA star Vinnie Johnson, hopes to broaden the Ohio plant's Honda business beyond brake assemblies.
Kansas City woos auto startups, tech

GM and Ford are economic engines that keep Kansas City recruiting automotive businesses, particularly startups and technology companies.
Suppliers earn PACE nominations for new ideas

The Automotive News PACE Awards competition has named 30 innovations as 2020 finalists.
Growth opportunities increase for retailers

An industry analysis finds franchised retailers have an advantage in pursuing new ventures in the next few years.
Rivian eyes subscriptions for EV trucks

The EV truck startup, which plans to follow Tesla into factory-direct retailing next year, sees subscriptions as a way "to interact in different ways with the customer."
Cox exec: Rivian stake will teach us about EVs

What made Cox Automotive pay $350 million for a piece of the electric-truck startup Rivian last month? Cox likes sustainable ventures, and it wants to learn more about the EV business.
Auto execs not so sure that change is necessary

What also emerges from IBM's survey is how many executives do not feel a sense of urgency about the massive changes expected to occur in the auto industry in the near future.
Volvo plant may anchor Virginia R&D corridor

Volvo Trucks plans to invest $400 million in its 40-year-old Virginia manufacturing site, and local leaders see it as an opportunity to anchor a new r&d corridor.
Toyota supplier scammed out of $37 million

Seating and interiors supplier Toyota Boshoku issued a statement saying it discovered “fraudulent payment directions from a malicious third party.”
Karma Automotive's U.S. venture lures global suppliers

The Chinese-owned startup is up and running as a bona fide premium carmaker, with a U.S. plant, a global supply chain and a different sort of pitch for interested suppliers.
New plastics mean new opportunities for Borealis in N.C.

An innovation in automotive-grade thermoplastics provided the Austrian company an opportunity to pursue new U.S. business with a $15 million plant in the Southeast.
The rich industry shows a little weariness

The auto world is starting to show signs of stress cracks and fatigue — not an outright crisis, but at least moments of self-doubt after a decade of bullishness.
Chinese transplants carry on despite trade rift

While Chinese automakers, buffeted by a prolonged U.S.-China trade battle, delay plans to launch sales in North America, China's auto suppliers, notably Yanfeng Automotive Interiors and Fuyao Glass America, are alive and well, and deepening their roots in the region, especially the industrial Midwest.