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Subaru May Spend $300 Million on Indiana Plant Expansion
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. has decided to spend 30 billion yen ($300 million) instead of the previously budgeted 20 billion yen to expand capacity at its Subaru assembly plant in Lafayette, Ind., according to The Nikkei.
Mitsubishi Motors Slashes Domestic Output 26%
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to reduce production at its Mizushima assembly plant in Japan 350,000 vehicles this year from 550,000, The Nikkei reports, without citing sources.
Mitsubishi Motors Slashes Domestic Output
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to reduce production at its Mizushima assembly plant in Japan by about 40% to 350,000 vehicles this year, The Nikkei reports, without citing sources.
GM to Add Four Plants in China by 2015
General Motors Co., which opened two assembly plants in China last year, says it will launch four more in the country in less than three years.The $11 billion project will boost GM’s annual capacity in China 30% to 5 million units by 2015.
LG Chem Plans “Trial” Battery Production in U.S.
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. CFO Cho Suk-jeh tells reporters in Seoul it will begin "trial" production in July or August of lithium-ion polymer cells at its never-used $304 million battery plant in Holland, Mich.
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GM to Add Four Plants in China by 2015
General Motors Co., which opened two assembly plants in China last year, says it will launch four more in the country in less than three years.
VW Cuts Production in U.S.
Volkswagen AG is cutting 500 contract jobs at its assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., thus shrinking the factory's workforce to 2,700 employees by the end of June.