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• Tesla to build its largest auto assembly plant in Texas
  
  Over the next 10 years, Tesla will receive more than $60 million in tax breaks from the federal government and a local school district.
  CBS News.  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:28:00 -0400.
• Tesla picks Texas site for second US vehicle assembly plant
  
  Electric car maker Tesla Inc. has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers.
  Tom Krisher.  Fox News.  Wed, 22 Jul 2020 22:08:20 GMT.
• Tesla negotiating incentives for possible Texas vehicle assembly plant, report says
  
  Electric carmaker Tesla Inc is negotiating possible incentives with a Texas county that could bring a new auto assembly plant to the area near Austin, the state capital, the Austin American-Statesman reported on Monday.
  Reuters.  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 15:13:59 -0400.
• Ford temporarily closes two plants after three workers test positive for coronavirus
  
  Ford closed and then reopened its Chicago Assembly plant twice in less than 24 hours after two workers tested positive for Covid-19. It also sent workers home early Wednesday at a plant in Michigan due to a worker testing positive.
  CNBC.  Thu, 21 May 2020 03:14:47 GMT.
• GM delays tentative restart for plant in Silao, Mexico to May 21
  
  General Motors Co signaled it has pushed back the tentative date for restarting operations at its auto assembly plant in the central Mexican city of Silao to May 21 from May 20, according to a message to workers seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
  Reuters.  Tue, 19 May 2020 18:21:45 -0400.
• Exclusive: Automotive CEO on how North Carolina can win assembly plant
  
  If North Carolina plays its cards right, electric vehicles could soon come off a local assembly line.
  Lauren Ohnesorge.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:13:26 +0000.
• Opioid Overdose Deaths Linked To Auto Assembly Plant Closures, Study Finds
  
  In a new study, researchers found that closing of local automotive assembly plants may be one of the factors that has led to increases in deaths from opioid overdose.
  By Robert Glatter, Md, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:13:00 +0000.
• Windsor judge finds Unifor leaders in contempt for ongoing Nemak strike
  
  A Windsor judge has found four Unifor leaders in contempt for strikes that have taken place outside Nemak's west Windsor auto parts assembly plant since Labour Day.
  CBC News.  Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:46:04 EDT.
• Top 500 Sourcebook: Automotive Manufacturing Investments Up
  
  Fiat Chrysler has begun construction on a $1.6-billion assembly plant on the site of its existing Mack Avenue Engine Plant in Detroit.
  Engineering News-Record.  Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:20:00 -0400.
• Warner Music turns former Ford assembly plant into Arts District music factory
  
  Employees of Warner Music Group Inc. for the last several weeks have been toiling in the same red brick building where men who could have been their great-grandfathers put together shiny black automobiles. ...
  Roger Vincent.  Los Angeles Times.  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 05:00:00 PDT.

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