Report: Plug-in vehicles slow to spark interest in Indy
Plug-in electric vehicles, which are struggling to gain traction nationwide, have even less appeal in central Indiana than they do in most areas of the country, a new study says.
Plug-in electric vehicles, which are struggling to gain traction nationwide, have even less appeal in central Indiana than they do in most areas of the country, a new study says.
Chrysler Group LLC is betting on huge sales gains to justify the more than $374 million it is considering investing in Kokomo and Tipton to make a new line of nine-speed transmissions.
The Treasury plans to sell its remaining stake in General Motors over the next 15 months, allowing the automaker to shed the stigma of being partly owned by the U.S. government.
A company planning to one day build high-tech police cars in a vacant eastern Indiana auto parts factory says it has a second vehicle that it plans to produce in Indiana.
Chrysler Group LLC on Monday night said it was planning to spend as much $212 million on another expansion in Kokomo that could add more than 400 jobs.
Tipton officials approved a 10-year tax abatement worth $2.5 million to help the company launch production in a nearly 800,000-square-foot plant at U.S. 31 and State Road 28, about 25 miles north of Carmel.
Chrysler Group LLC is seeking tax incentives for its transmission plant in Kokomo at the same time it's asking Tipton County officials for similar incentives on a vacant plant.
The Elkhart County Council on Saturday approved tax incentives for four companies seeking to expand in the county where the jobless rate topped out at nearly 19 percent in March 2009.
Compact car made in Greensburg usually gets rave reviews from critics, but last year’s model was slammed for poor handling and a ‘cheap’ interior.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.’s Subaru unit is studying whether to expand its Indiana auto-assembly plant as the Toyota Motor Corp. affiliate seeks to boost U.S. output to curb currency losses and meet growing demand for its models.
A northern Indiana auto parts plant that had been slated to close in early 2013 has shuttered its doors weeks ahead of schedule.
Tenneco Inc. plans on spending $18.5 million to expand its northeastern Indiana operations after winning a contract to supply emission-control parts to Chrysler. The manufacturer said it will hire an additional 100 workers.
Just 19 months after its Civic compact, which is manufactured in Greensburg, hit showrooms and was slammed by critics, Honda has revamped the car, giving it a sportier look and upgrading the interior.
More than 1,500 hourly workers in Indianapolis ratified new five-year contracts, the automotive supplier announced Thursday.
Automakers and suppliers are pumping more money into research and development at a time many of their sales departments struggle with a slowing global economy.
Union leaders say working conditions are improving at the Pilkington glass factory in Shelbyville, but an employee’s injury in October has led to another visit from state safety officials and possibly more fines.
Members of United Auto Workers Local 933 must vote in favor of the five-year collective bargaining agreements before they would go into effect.
Troy, Mich.-based Meritor Inc., a global supplier of commercial truck parts, said it will consolidate North American remanufacturing operations by moving production from Ontario, Canada, to its facility in Hendricks County.
The decision will affect two dealerships in the Indianapolis area: Bob Rohrman’s Indy Suzuki and Used Car Superstore and the Ray Skillman Westside Auto Mall, both of which sell new Suzuki vehicles.
Hitachi Powdered Metals (USA) Inc.said it will invest $38.4 million to build and equip a second facility on its 30-acre campus in Decatur County.