GM Brazil Announces New Engine Plant
General Motors Brazil, along with officials from the Santa Catarina State and Joinville City, announced today the company's decision to build a new engine and automotive components plant in that city.

BorgWarner Breaks Ground for Turbocharger Operation in Poland
BorgWarner broke ground for a new production facility in Rzeszow, Poland, where it plans to produce an initial 500,000 turbochargers for European car makers beginning in 2009, with expansion in the next two years to produce up to two million units. The location in southeast Poland offers economic advantages and allows BorgWarner to serve vehicle manufacturers in both Western and Eastern Europe. The 54,000-square-foot (5,000-square-meter) operation is expected to create about 200 jobs.

BorgWarner Doubles Dual-Clutch Production Facility in Germany
With demand for its dual-clutch transmission modules (known as DualTronic(R)) expected to increase 500% by 2013, BorgWarner has opened its second manufacturing facility at its Drivetrain campus in Arnstadt, Germany. The new facility will double the manufacturing area of the current site to over 107,000 square feet (10,000 square meters) and create 150 jobs by 2010. In addition, a new vehicle lab and test track with tight curves, steeply graded hills and sharp exits has been constructed for on-site evaluation of series- production technologies.

Toyoda Gosei North American Group to Open Plant in Mississippi
Toyoda Gosei North American Group announced its plan to establish a new automotive parts manufacturing plant, located in Batesville, Mississippi. The plant is being established to develop interior and exterior plastic automotive components for the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Inc. (TMMMS), set to begin production in 2010.

Kiekert Heralds New Development and Production Hub in China
Kiekert, leading supplier of latch systems for the automotive industry is building its first factory in China.

GKN Driveline Expands in South India
GKN Driveline has opened a new state-of-the-art production factory at Oragadam near Chennai, in Tamil Nadu.

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Construction of a New Manufacturing Facility in Thailand
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Thailand, near the city of Rayong, located southeast of Bangkok.

Kumho Signs Agreement to Build Tyre Plant in Georgia
Kumho Tires Co., Inc., a Korean company and the 10th largest tire company in the world, today signed an agreement to build a $225 million tyre manufacturing facility on a 127-acre site in Sofkee Industrial Park in Macon, Georgia.

Agreement Officially Signed to Build PSA Peugeot Citroën Plant in Kaluga, Russia
PSA Peugeot Citroën has signed a cooperation and investment agreement with the Kaluga Regional Government, in a Moscow ceremony in the presence of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.

Agreement Officially Signed to Build PSA Peugeot Citroën Plant in Kaluga, Russia
PSA Peugeot Citroën has signed a cooperation and investment agreement with the Kaluga Regional Government, in a Moscow ceremony in the presence of the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation.