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5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (117+ words) Published 9th October, 2026 by Emily Nutbean Gerresheimer has officially shut down production at its Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA plant. An Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) filing showed that the official closure date was 30 September. The closure has resulted…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago   (539+ words) ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hyundai Transys will invest nearly $560 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities in West Point, Georgia. The company plans to create 320 new jobs as part of its ongoing efforts to support global automotive…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (484+ words) Goodyear has spent the past few years selling off anything that doesn’t roll on a rim, and now it’s finishing the job. On September 29, the Akron tiremaker approved a plan to shut its chemical plants in Niagara Falls, New York,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (784+ words) Surplus fees paid by consumers will be used to clear growing tire recycling backlog instead. The Ontario government is abandoning a plan to return millions of dollars in surplus recycling fees, paid by consumers, to tire manufacturers, who would have…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (316+ words) On October 06, 2026, Wabash National Corp (NYSE: WNC) announced significant developments regarding U.S. trade actions affecting the North American trailer sector. These include antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on van-type trailers and subassemblies imported from China, Canada, and Mexico, as well as…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (124+ words) Auto Service World Toyota opens North American Battery Center at Michigan R&D campus Toyota Motor North America has opened the Toyota Battery Center of North America (TBC) at its research and development campus in Saline, Mich. The 30,000-square-foot facility…...

5+ day, 45+ min ago   (335+ words) Ford CEO Jim Farley says AI is changing some office jobs. Skilled-trades workers, meanwhile, are taking on new duties around automated equipment. He made the distinction at Ford’s Sept. 30 summit in Detroit. Business Insider reported Farley’s estimate that Ford employs…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (83+ words) Crain's Cleveland Business Goodyear to shutter remaining chemical plants in New York, Texas Akron-based Goodyear plans to close its remaining chemical plants in Niagara Falls, New York, and Pasadena, Texas, eliminating about 85 jobs as the tire maker completes its exit…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (475+ words) Echandia Marine is a new startup in the maritime energy storage manufacturing sector. The Association of Washington Business' Manufacturing Week bus tour continued Wednesday with stops at manufacturers and training centers in Snohomish and Skagit counties. Stops included Blue Castings,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (273+ words) A Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. chemical plant in Niagara Falls, which has faced scrutiny for failing to control the emissions of a known carcinogen, will close this year. The closure was announced Thursday in a report to shareholders filed with…...