Since January, automakers have announced investments totaling $9.5 billion in U.S. plants, creating or retaining more than 12,000 jobs. By company, the investments from the United States and abroad are:
* General Motors: $1 billion in various plants to keep or create 1,500 jobs
* Fiat Chrysler: $1 billion in Ohio and Michigan to create 2,000 jobs
* Hyundai Motor: $1 billion in various plants; new jobs to be determined
* Ford: $1.2 billion in Michigan, new jobs to be determined
* Toyota: $1.3 billion in Kentucky; no new jobs
* BMW: $600 million in South Carolina to create 1,000 jobs
* Toyota and Mazda: $1.6 billion to create 4,000 jobs; site to be determined
* Honda: $267 million in Ohio to create 300 jobs
* Volvo: $500 million in South Carolina to create 2,500 jobs
* Daimler: $1 billion in Alabama to create 1,300 jobs
Source: Reuters
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Daimler said it will invest an additional $1 billion in its U.S. factory here, expanding the 20-year-old site to build full-electric SUVs for its EQ subbrand along, with their battery packs.
