Toyota and Manufacturing

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (427+ words) OWENSBORO, Ky. — Toyotetsu Mid America plans to invest $41 million to expand and modernize its Owensboro manufacturing operation, a project expected to retain nearly 640 full-time jobs. The automotive parts supplier will upgrade equipment, increase automation and make operational changes designed to…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1011+ words) BLUE SPRINGS – Aaron Foster's career at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi has come full circle. The Iuka native was among the first group hired when the plant was announced in 2007, joining the automaker as a paint engineer. After serving in leadership…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (206+ words) The Tamaraw captured 36 percent of the pure commercial vehicle market during its first full year in the Philippines and secured the top position in the light commercial vehicle segment, according to Toyota's latest Sustainability Report. $1 billion in export sales Toyota…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (32+ words) Factory-installed accessories are a win-win across the industry, generating extra profits and reducing bottlenecks in dealership service bays. News analysis: Why Toyota should add Stellantis-style accessory centers near its $3.6 billion Texas...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (69+ words) Stellantis upfits 55 percent of North American vehicles at eight factory centers near assembly plants, generating profit while keeping dealership service bays free. Toyota should follow. News analysis: Toyota’s new $3.6 billion Tacoma plant needs a kaizen from Stellantis Carvana's seven…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (319+ words) Mission Solar Energy is planning a $15 million renovation at its South Side manufacturing facility. A San Antonio solar manufacturer is planning a $15 million renovation at its South Side facility. Mission Solar Energy is revamping a nearly 200,000-square-foot warehouse at Brooks,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (613+ words) Another manufacturer is considering opening a plant in Fort Worth. This time it is Harting Connectivity, a company that provides high-end industrial connectors that transmit data, signals and power for factories, machinery and other applications. It’s no done deal though....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1087+ words) Sage Mfg. president Aaron Sage likes to tell stories. One of his favorites is how he came home from Texas A&M freshman year only to be stopped by his father, Sage Oil Vac inventor Gary Sage, who told him,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (392+ words) Payments & financial services Special questions: Demand and margins Texas service sector activity expanded in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey. The revenue index, a key measure of state service sector conditions, ticked down…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (402+ words) Anyone who watched Bell & McCoy poll the room at LightX 2026 over where to hold next year's event got a preview they may not have recognized at the time. Nashville won a three-city vote, and it was the only place on…...