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Toyota moves production to maximize its N.A. efficiency

The company is in the middle of a five-year plan to spend $13 billion through 2021 on revitalizing and expanding its U.S., Canadian and Mexican plants and building new capacity.
The tires are intended for commercial trucks.
Bridgestone's radical idea — but not for cars

The company is moving forward on its new-age design for airless tires. But it's all about the need, not the volume.
Toyota in Texas
Toyota shuffles model lineup at U.S. factories

Toyota is midway through a five-year, $13 billion plan to revitalize and expand U.S., Canadian and Mexican plants, add new capacity and improve efficiency.
Faurecia to rethink its supply chain to go greener

The French supplier plans to begin "buying green" around the world to reduce its carbon footprint. It could mean lost business for some.
Providing workers with high-end living can help an auto project’s success. AHI Corporate Housing leases such units, shown here in Birmingham, Ala. ﷯
Home, sweet temporary home for automotive project employees

AHI Corporate Housing has accumulated leases on more than 1,000 apartments from Ohio to Oklahoma, and it provides companies with immediate-occupancy, furnished living quarters as projects require.
The old leather maker that wouldn't give up

GST AutoLeather, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017, is back in business, supplying the material for interiors in nameplates ranging from the full-size Ram pickup to the Mercedes-Benz S class. Its journey is worthy of an uplifting holiday movie.
Auto industry recruiters pitch the San Antonio region

The Texas city is seeing a spate of new auto industry projects. Toyota is one of the growth engines. But economic officials there have additional plans.
Nikola Motor Co. wants to develop and market hydrogen-powered electric Class 8 trucks. It also plans to form a nationwide grid of chargers based on where its customers operate.
Charging stations for electric trucks will cost billions

Nikola Motor is venturing to put electric commercial trucks into use around the country. The development cost pales in comparison to the expense of creating a charging network.
NHTSA seeks bigger data to predict failures on older models

NHTSA just signed up to work with the Ann Arbor, Mich., predictive analytics firm We Predict to extend the government's visibility into product failure trends on older vehicles.
Corporate cultures meld in the Midwest

Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp. -- the union of China's Joyson, Japan's Takata and Detroit's Key Safety Systems -- is now on a mission of global company-building.
Nissan Titan gets strategy shift

The bright red Nissan badge that will appear on the front grille of the 2020 Titan XD PRO-4X pickup next year is more than a fashion statement. It's a signal that Nissan's strategy in the full-size pickup market is shifting.
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.