Articles tagged as: manufacturing
September 15, 2022
Marion GM plant to see $500M upgrade to help make electric vehicles
The Marion General Motors plant has been making car parts since 1956. It began by making the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. And, it was once the sole provider of head rests for all GM vehicles nationwide.
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2022
Work at Stellantis plant to resume after deal with UAW
United Auto Workers union members who went on strike Saturday at a Stellantis casting plant in Indiana are returning to work after ratifying a deal with the company.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2022
UAW workers in Indiana, Stellantis reach tentative deal
The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee announced a tentative agreement in a blog post, saying that a ratification vote would be held Monday.
Read MoreMay 24, 2022
Stellantis, Samsung plan Indiana electric car battery plant
The venture announced Tuesday plans to spend more than $2.5 billion on the plant in Kokomo that will supply electric battery modules for a range of vehicles produced at Stellantis' North American assembly plants.
Read MoreMay 4, 2022
Manufacturing facility opens in Indianapolis as part of neighborhood reinvestment project
38th Street in Indianapolis has long been a marker for some of the city's highest unemployment rates and lowest life expectancy. It's now the focus of major revitalization.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2022
Chip shortage forces GM to pause production at Indiana plant
The Fort Wayne plant will be closed the weeks of April 4 and 11. It has been running on three shifts per day making Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierra light duty pickups.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2022
Toyota idling output at Indiana assembly plant for 5 days
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. will idle its Princeton plant on April 1, 8, 14, 15 and 18, the company said.
Read MoreMarch 18, 2022
Cummins reverses course, will halt commercial operations in Russia
In a Friday news release, the heavy engine manufacturer said it would "suspend all commercial operations in Russia indefinitely" and was taking steps to quickly halt its remaining business there.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2022
Holcomb urges Congress to act quickly on federal semiconductor legislation
Gov. Eric Holcomb joined President Joe Biden and others this week to call for a bill in Congress to create more semiconductor manufacturing jobs. They're calling it a "bipartisan innovation act," but lawmakers haven't finalized or even published language to vote on yet.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2021
GM CEO says making ventilators at Indiana factory changed the company culture
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker learned valuable lessons last year when it converted an Indiana factory to boost emergency production of ventilators to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients.
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