Officials welcome Airbus plans to expand Alabama A320 production
Alabama leaders hailed plans announced today by Airbus to increase production of A320 aircraft at the company’s Mobile manufacturing facility, where it will invest $40 million to construct a new support hangar. On top of a project to add a new A220 assembly line at the site, Airbus’ latest expansion pushes its total investment in…
After strong year, Toyota Alabama to begin hiring amid growth plans
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Toyota’s Alabama engine plant notched a strong performance in 2019, and it is kicking off 2020 with plans to fill 450 new jobs, the company said Monday. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama produced about 610,000 engines last year, or roughly 2,500 per day. The plant’s output powers one-third of Toyota vehicles built in…
Hyundai’s Alabama manufacturing plant registers production gain in 2019
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Hyundai’s Alabama auto assembly plant produced 336,000 vehicles in 2019, the company announced today, a total output that rose about 4 percent over the previous year. The Santa Fe SUV was the primary contributor to the production increase at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, as consumer preferences have shifted toward sport utilities. Workers…
Honda Alabama records production milestone in busy 2019
LINCOLN, Alabama – It’s been another milestone year for Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, which reached the 5 million mark for vehicle and engine production since its $2.6 billion Talladega County plant opened nearly 20 years ago. Total output for 2019 alone is estimated at 351,708 minivans, SUVs and pickups, along with the V-6 engines that…
Ascend finalizes plans for $175 million project at Alabama plant
DECATUR, Alabama — Ascend Performance Materials announced today that it has finalized plans for a $175 million project to expand production capacity at its Decatur manufacturing facility and construct energy cogeneration units at the site. The project will add 10 high-end manufacturing jobs to Houston-based Ascend’s Alabama workforce, which exceeds 400 people. The cogeneration units…
Samuel Associated Tube Group plans $29 million Alabama expansion
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Samuel Associated Tube Group today announced plans to invest $29 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Jefferson County, an expansion project that will create new jobs and prepare for future growth. The company, which manufactures small diameter, electric-resistance-welded and fabricated carbon steel tubing, is teaming with a developer to build…
Aerojet Rocketdyne: New Alabama manufacturing site ready for production
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Aerojet Rocketdyne said today that it is ready to begin producing large solid rocket motor carbon fiber cases in Alabama’s Rocket City following installation and calibration of a key machine at its new Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF). The state-of-the-art machine will be used to wind the carbon fibers that form the structural case of…
Hyundai Alabama adding 200 jobs to launch production of Santa Cruz crossover
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey joined Hyundai executives and local leaders today to announce that the automaker plans to add a new vehicle to its Alabama production lineup as part of a $410 million expansion project that will create 200 jobs at the state-of-the-art facility. During a ceremony at the Alabama Capitol this afternoon,…
Koch Foods to expand Alabama operations with new Attalla feed-mill
ATTALLA, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey today joined representatives of Koch Foods and local leaders in Etowah County to announce that the company plans to invest more than $50 million to establish a state-of-the-art grain storage and distribution facility in Attalla. Koch Foods said the new poultry feed-mill will create 28 new jobs with an…
Hyundai begins production of redesigned Sonata amid new investments
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama’s Hyundai plant launched mass production of the redesigned Sonata sedan on Friday, another key milestone for the $1.8 billion, 3,000-worker Montgomery facility. The 2020 Sonata, which Hyundai unveiled last spring at the New York International Auto Show, features improved safety, technology, performance and fuel efficiency, along with an all-new sporty design…
