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Automotive Oct 13

BMW Group Achieves Record Global September Sales

The BMW Group continues to grow its sales, achieving its best ever September result. Deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles totalled 215,413 for the month, an increase of 7.8% compared with the same period last year. It’s also been the company’s best ever first three quarters with year-to-date sales up 7.5% (1,644,810). BMW’s […]

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Automotive Oct 11

Proterra Applauds Federal Commitment to Electric Vehicle Research

In light of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) recent $55 million commitment to electric vehicle research, the Greenville-based electric bus manufacturer, Proterra, believes the DOE’s investment highlights the growing importance of transitioning to a clean energy economy. The investment will allow companies like Proterra to continue to develop superior cost-effective technologies that will reduce […]

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Automotive Sep 25

Volvo Cars Breaks Ground on SC Manufacturing Plant

Volvo Cars has taken the first steps in building its all-new car manufacturing facility in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The new plant will initially produce the next-generation Volvo S60 sedan, based on Volvo Cars’ new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). The company is investing USD500m in the new facility which initially will have a capacity of […]

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Automotive Sep 25

BMW Seeks to Assure Customers on Diesel Engines

After the recent Volkswagen (VW) emissions scandal, BMW has released a statement assuring customers that BMW Group is committed to observing the legal requirements and fulfilling all local testing requirements. The announcement from BMW comes after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accused VW of installing sophisticated stealth software in order to enable “clean diesel” versions […]

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Automotive Sep 24

Giti Tire Plant Supplier Outreach Event Scheduled

The South Carolina Department of Commerce, along with Chester County Economic Development, will be hosting a supplier outreach event for the Chester County Giti Tire plant project on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Richburg, S.C. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt alluded to the importance of the upcoming event, saying, […]

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Automotive Sep 23

Global Manufacturer Comes to Travelers Rest

A global textile manufacturer will put down its U.S. roots in Travelers Rest, S.C. with the creation of Cold Mountain Material Corporation, the Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC) announced Wednesday. In an effort to better serve its expanding North American customer-base, and the rapidly growing automotive sector in South Carolina, the China-based, Suzhou Glacier Import […]

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Automotive Sep 23

SC Automotive Summit to Feature Developer of First 3D Printed Car as Keynote Speaker

The founder of one of the automotive industry’s most visionary companies will deliver the keynote address at the 5th Annual South Carolina Automotive Summit in February. Jay Rogers, CEO and Founder of Local Motors — the world’s first 3D printed car company — will discuss the future of automotive and how disruptive technologies like 3D […]

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Automotive Sep 22

P3 Group Expands U.S. Presence in South Carolina and Texas

Consulting and engineering services provider P3 Group today announced it has expanded its U.S. office network to include a new location in Greenville, S.C. and an increased presence in Dallas, Texas to meet growing demand from customers in the automotive industry. Located at 1200 Woodruff Road, the new Greenville office will focus on manufacturing and […]

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Automotive Sep 16

DRÄXLMAIER Expanding Upstate SC Operations

The DRÄXLMAIER Group, one of the world’s top automotive suppliers, is expanding its existing manufacturing operations in Spartanburg County. The company is investing more than $35 million in the project, creating 94 new jobs in Duncan, S.C. over the next five years. “Our plant in Duncan plays an important strategic role for our global production […]

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Automotive Sep 14

Kirchner Konstruktionen Establishing U.S. HQ in the Upstate

Kirchner Konstruktionen GmbH (Kirchner), a German company that specializes in the planning, design, simulation and commissioning of equipment for the automotive sector, is establishing its first U.S. operations in Greenville County under the name Kirchner Design Inc. The company is investing more than $1 million in the project, creating 30 new jobs over the next […]

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