On Tuesday, Sonic Automotive Inc. (“Sonic” or the “Company”) (NYSE:SAH), a Fortune 500 Company and one of the nation’s largest automotive retailers, announced the opening of its new EchoPark delivery center at 6459 University Drive in Huntsville. The Huntsville Delivery Center is EchoPark’s second location in the state, complementing its existing retail sales center in […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, start those engines! Oops! Not your racing engines but the all-new namesake “Apollo” production line at Huntsville’s new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing! With the push of a button this month, the new $2.3 billion, 3.7 million square foot MTM facility finally begins production on its first ever automobile – the 2022 Toyota Corolla […]
Incredible power. Remarkable efficiency. Toyota Alabama announced they will begin exclusively producing the all-new twin-turbo V6 engine for the 2022 Toyota Tundra. The new i-FORCE MAX 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 engine line represents a $288 million investment in TMMA operations and it will add 450 jobs, bringing the plant’s total employment to 1800. “This is a […]
Investment tops $40 million and creates 40 jobs
In the wake of President Biden’s national goal for zero-emissions vehicles to make up half of new cars and trucks sold by 2030, a Huntsville company is driving to help motorists and businesses meet the challenge. The Lioce Group is launching a line of electric vehicle chargers in a partnership with SemaConnect, company President Nick […]
By the end of this year, Toyota Alabama will have the capacity to produce 900,000 engines per year.
Compact Toyota SUV is first vehicle in plant’s production line
Traffic moving in and out of Huntsville’s booming western corridor should flow much smoother with the dual openings of Old Highway 20 from Greenbrier Parkway to County Line Road and Greenbrier Parkway between Old Highway 20 and Mooresville Road. Both projects will be open to through traffic Friday. The multimillion-dollar improvements were part of the […]
Polaris is planning an expansion at its Huntsville manufacturing facility and, to help fill those positions, the company is hosting a job fair Saturday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Polaris is seeking welders, material handlers and assembly operators. The powersports manufacturing company recently announced it will build its 2022 electric Ranger utility side-by-side in late December […]
The jobs keep coming and the hiring hasn’t slowed down. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, YKTA, and Bocar lead the way in another North Alabama Virtual Automotive Manufacturing Hiring Event Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. Some entry level jobs pay $17 per hour to start. Both local automotive manufacturers and more than a dozen […]
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