AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAuto Manufacturing: Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant has 4,420 jobs across its on-site companies and is adding hybrid production while keeping its 2031 targets of 500,000 vehicles a year and 8,500 jobs. Volkswagen has begun building the 2027 Atlas in Chattanooga. Trade and Costs: Tariff fears are weighing on factory workers: a Michigan clockmaker closed its plant and laid off nearly 200 people. Diesel prices remain 71% above a year ago, raising costs for manufacturing and freight. Semiconductors: GlobalFoundries and TSMC signed a five-year, $2 billion deal to make silicon interposers in the U.S., boosting domestic capacity for advanced chip packaging. Industrial Investment: Bayer plans a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical plant in Ohio, while more than 70% of announced U.S. solar manufacturing expansions are still unfunded.
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