Volkswagen Chattanooga Developing Workforce Ready Students

TEXT By Nick Patterson

A Post Election Economic View

The new presidential administration has prompted serious questions about the future of the auto industry, particularly in regard to trading partners. How evolving U.S. policies will impact companies that do business in Mexico, for instance, may depend on a given manufacturer’s relationships with our southern neighbor.

Text by bill gerdes

Nissan Tennessee Partners With Country Star Blake Shelton

Nissan and country music superstar Blake Shelton are pairing up during Shelton’s 13-stop “Doing It To Country Songs” Tour for great country music and high visibility for Nissan’s 2017 Titan and Titan XD vehicles.

Text by Dave Helms

Georgia Among States Paving Way for Autonomous Driving

Georgia and five other states — California, Florida, Michigan, Nevada and Tennessee — as well as the District of Columbia, are in the process of getting or have already devised laws governing autonomous vehicles.

Text by Dave Helms

Meeting the Challenges of Staffing in a Small Town

EFI's Lynn Lane fills top jobs in a rural Alabama town

TEXT By NANCY MANN JACKSON // Photo by DENNIS KEIM

Running a Global Business Tracking the Supply Chain with High Technology

David Eyes, head of U.S. business development for U.K.-based Data Interchange, wants to make electronic tracking of parts as commonplace in the automotive industry as internet banking is for the public.

TEXT By KATHY HAGOOD // Photos by SCOTT AREMAN

Pirelli Brings Proud History to Georgia

In name and location, Rome, Georgia became the perfect place for the Pirelli company, now more than a century and a half old.

TEXT By KATHY HAGOOD // PHoTOS BY Steve Latham

IGear’s New Tech Squelches Excess Industry Noise

After observing communications patterns with his teens, Don Korfhage suddenly had an unmistakable “aha” moment for an application in manufacturing.

Text By CARA CLARK // Photos by AARON BORTON