Continental Tire has broken ground on the expansion of its Sumter, SC manufacturing facility. According to Continental, the expansion will increase tire production capacity from approximately four million units planned for 2016 to approximately eight million units and will more than double the current 700 jobs within the facility….
BMW Manufacturing announced today four new senior management appointments. Included in the new management appointments is the formulation of a new management function to oversee project integration to serve the needs of the plant’s future growth. Karl Loessl has been appointed Vice President, Body in White. Loessl…
Proterra Inc., the leading provider of zero-emission battery-electric buses, today announced that it has been named to the 2015 Inc. 500 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Ranked number 425, Proterra has been recognized for a 1,119% growth in the last three years,…
Manufacturing continues to be a key driver in the South Carolina economy. With recent capital investment announcements, the future for manufacturing looks bright, The Society of Marketing and Professional Services (SMPS) Palmetto Chapter is hosting a Manufacturing Panel Discussion at CU ICAR on August 25, 2015. Panelists include:…
With an investment of $42 million, Honda of South Carolina Mfg., Inc. (HSC) today announced the creation of 44 new jobs to support production of two new Honda lines. Honda executives and associates were joined at the celebration of the new production model by South Carolina Lt. Governor…
Bintelli, maker of citEcar Electric Vehicles as well as exclusive U.S. distributor for Bintelli and Adly Scooters, recently opened the doors to their new facilities in Charleston, South Carolina. Now fully operational, the new facilities will house Bintelli’s headquarters — including warehouse, production lines, R&D, and the…
Automotive supplier, ZF is expanding its transmission manufacturing operations in Laurens County with the addition of new manufacturing and warehouse space. The company is investing $22.5 million in the expansion and creating 545 new jobs in Gray Court, S.C., over the next five years. “Laurens County and…
SCRA today announced the successful completion of the Landfill Gas- to-Hydrogen project, which was conducted at the BMW Manufacturing Company’s Spartanburg, SC manufacturing facility. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-supported project explored the economic and technical feasibility of converting landfill gas into hydrogen of sufficient purity to power fuel…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District issued a permit today to Berkeley County for an advanced manufacturing and assembly facility to be developed by Volvo Cars of North America. The project, originally identified as “Project Soter”, was announced on May 11 to be for Volvo,…
BorgWarner announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Remy International, Inc. (Remy), a global market leading producer of rotating electrical components. With key technologies and operations in ten countries on five different continents, Remy is strongly positioned to benefit from global growth. …