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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA
* New U.S. Car Plants Signal Renewal for Manufacturing
(Photo Bloomberg News: Auto makers are expanding U.S. plants. In Smyrna, Tenn., shown, Nissan will build a new luxury car for export)
New York,NY,USA -The WSJ, by Neal E. Boudette/Chester Dawson in Tokyo -January 26, 2012: -- Not so long ago, the U.S. was considered a high-cost place for making automobiles... But helped by favorable foreign exchange rates, and an ample supply of affordable labor, the U.S. has emerged as a surprisingly competitive producer of cars and trucks, and a favored location for making vehicles to be exported to markets around the world—especially for Japan's big three auto makers... Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are ramping up capacity in their U.S. plants with the intention of shipping U.S.-made models to Europe, Korea, the Middle East and other parts of the world... The trend of foreign auto makers increasing output in the U.S. could help give the American economy an additional shot in the arm as the rebounding Detroit auto makers ramp up investments in Midwest plants. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC have said they will spend more than $15 billion to expand their U.S. operations... German auto makers, which are hindered by the euro's strength against the dollar, are moving in the same direction. Volkswagen AG just opened a new plant in Tennessee and is considering building a second to produce Audi vehicles. BMW AG is expanding its plant in South Carolina, which already exports to markets world-wide, while Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit is considering adding a second U.S. plant to one it already has in Alabama... 
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