Global auto supplier Flex-N-Gate will add 245 jobs at a manufacturing facility in Troy, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. said Thursday. The tier-1 auto supplier, whose Troy business unit creates sequenced plastic fascias and welded underbody real rails, will privately invest $52.1 million. Flex-N-Gate’s venture, company leaders said in announcing the facility, will solidify the auto supplier’s position… Continue reading Flex-N-Gate adds 245 jobs with new Troy manufacturing facility
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Payne: L-yeah! The three-row Jeep Grand Cherokee is finally here
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Musk shows off Tesla’s fastest car yet, the Model S Plaid
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US to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks
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Microchip shortage halts production, but not at Jeep’s new Detroit plant
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