Connersville eager for Carbon Motors to rev up
The jobs can’t come soon enough for Connersville, where unemployment is at 13.8 percent.
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U.S. car sales: Toyota tanks, others take flight
Beyond the expected plunge for troubled Toyota, U.S. car sales sailed along nicely in January, including a 24 percent surge
for Ford and 14 percent gain for GM.
New emissions standards drive up Cummins profit
Columbus-based diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. posted its most profitable fourth quarter in company history, thanks to a
rush on engines that won’t have to conform to new emission standards.
Toyota: Parts on way to fix faulty gas pedals
Toyota Motor Corp. is telling dealers that they should get parts to fix sticky gas pedals later this week. But the 4.2 million
customers affected by a large recall may have to wait a while for repairs.
Analyst: Recalled Toyotas likely won’t face long-term resale hit
Recalled Toyotas have been yanked from used-vehicle auction blocks, but resale values should be protected if Toyota handles
the
recall with “transparency,” according to a local analyst.
Job cuts begin at east-side steering parts plant
Fifteen employees at an east-side automotive plant operated by a Ford subsidiary will lose their jobs on March 31. More job
cuts are expected, as the factory prepares to close by the end of 2011.
Toyota recall gives Elkhart-based supplier unwanted notice
Like most companies that make thousands of parts in automobiles, Elkhart-based CTS Corp. was virtually unknown to the average
car buyer. That was until its gas pedal was blamed for big problems with some very popular cars.
Remy hybrid agreements help offset GM loss
Pendleton-based Remy International signs deals with Allison Transmission Inc. in Indianapolis and German automaker Daimler
AG to supply electric motors for hybrid systems. The agreements should help offset a loss of business from General Motors.
Toyota workers will stay on job at Indiana plants
No immediate layoffs are planned at the two Indiana factories that build Toyota models included in the company’s production
halt as it looks to fix sticking gas pedals.
EnerDel has more deals in the works
Lithium battery maker EnerDel will need more business than its existing relationships with Think and Volvo to justify the $237 million investment
it announced Thursday.
Indiana businesses are welcoming investment from China
Some observers see a parallel to the state’s seeking Japanese investment following recession in the early 1980s.
EnerDel in line for $3 million grant
Battery maker EnerDel could land $3 million in federal disaster-recovery money that would help bring 200 more jobs to its
facilities on the north side of Indianapolis and in Noblesville.
Legislation to protect car dealers re-emerges at Statehouse
Dozens of Chrysler and General Motors dealers in Indiana were terminated last year. Now, a dealer trade group wants to
block automakers from preying on termination fears to wrest concessions from surviving dealers.
Auto, battery jobs hinge on landing federal energy loans
Indiana’s future as a hub for making electric and hybrid vehicles hinges on a single government loan program.
UPDATE: Electric car maker picks Indiana factory site
The subsidiary of Norwegian-based Think Global projects its new factory in Elkhart could have 415 full-time jobs by 2013.
Humvee slowdown costs 250 jobs in northern Indiana
AM General Corp. plans to lay off 250 workers from its Humvee plant in Mishawaka, because the U.S. military is buying fewer
of the vehicles.
Elkhart County OKs tax break for electric car maker
Hard-hit Elkhart County could become home three electric vehicle manufacturers if a Norwegian company chooses northern Indiana
as the site for a new factory.
Indy Power Systems technology cited by Discovery magazine
Founder Steve Tolen started out to make an electric car and wound up with a device to blend and regulate power among different
types of electric batteries.
Former Visteon plant lined up for Carbon Motors
Atlanta-based Carbon Motors is a step closer to producing its high-tech police cars in Connersville after a bankruptcy
judge authorized auto-parts maker Visteon Corp. to sell a closed plant to the city for $500.
Supreme Court rejects Indiana’s appeal of Chrysler sale
The justices on Monday turned down an appeal from the state of Indiana pension funds that earlier challenged the automaker’s
bankruptcy proceedings.