A top official with the United Auto Workers said Thursday that he is unworried about provoking more hostility from Republicans by creating a joint office with Germany’s largest union in Tennessee. The UAW and its German counterpart, IG Metall, formally announced the creation of a joint office to promote labor issues at German automakers and […]
UAW Rival at VW Represented By ‘Union Avoidance’ Expert
The rival group to the United Auto Workers union at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee brands itself as local, independent and free of outside influence or political agenda. But the American Council of Employees won’t divulge how it is funded, and the lawyer who recently filed the group’s overdue disclosures with the U.S. Department of […]
Nissan Launches Production of Redesigned Maxima Sedan
Nissan on Tuesday launched the production of a redesigned version of its Maxima that the Japanese automaker hopes will revive struggling sales for its flagship sedan. At a ceremony at Nissan’s sprawling plant in suburban Nashville, company officials emphasized more aggressive exterior and interior design, sportier handling and a 300 horsepower engine averaging 30 miles […]
Nissan to Build $160M Supplier Park
Nissan Motor Co. announced plans Tuesday to build a new $160 million supplier park at its Tennessee assembly plant that the Japanese automaker projects to attract more than 1,000 jobs. Nissan North America Chairman Jose Munoz called the supplier park a key component in the company’s drive toward capturing 10 percent of the U.S. market […]
Google Expanding Fiber Service
Google said Tuesday it has selected four metro areas in the Southeast to receive its fiber optic service that can deliver Internet speeds at more than 50 times the national broadband average. The company said it will bring gigabit-speed service to Nashville, Tennessee; Atlanta; and Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte in North Carolina. Google officials said five […]