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REPORT: Private Chinese investors sought to fund $6 billion auto plant in Mississippi

The headline is attention-grabbing. A former Chinese auto executive is proposing a $6 billion plant in economically-distressed north Mississippi that will employ 25,000 people and produce one million cars a year. Automotive News' story is both intriguing and complicated – and not just because three players are named Wang, one is named Yang – so buckle up for the short-and-sweet Autoblog version. Yang Rong was once China's third-richest man as the CEO of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. But after some disagreements with ... Read more →

Toyota delays U.S. crossover plant Michael Harley

Toyota to build plant in Mississippi Dan Roth

Second "BioWillie" service station opened Joel Arellano

Earth Biofuels, Inc., the distributor of singer Willie Nelson's "BioWillie" biodiesel fuel, has opened another biodiesel service station. The first, near Jackson, Mississippi, opened last ...

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REPORT: Private Chinese investors sought to fund $6 billion auto plant in Mississippi 3 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota delays U.S. crossover plant 1 year ago on Autoblog

Sluggish market conditions in the United States are the reason Toyota Motor Corp. is slowing down the launch of its new Highlander crossover plant in Tupelo, Mississippi. Originally scheduled to open in late 2009 with production at 150,000 vehicles per year, Toyota will instead begin production in ...

Toyota to build plant in Mississippi 2 years ago on Autoblog

As Toyota continues its quest for world domination, they've chosen a location in northeastern Mississippi to build a new $800 million plant. The location, known as the Wellspring Project Megasite, is situated well for heavy manufacturing and was surely shopped hard to big industry like automotive ...

Second "BioWillie" service station opened 3 years ago on Autoblog

Earth Biofuels, Inc., the distributor of singer Willie Nelson's "BioWillie" biodiesel fuel, has opened another biodiesel service station. The first, near Jackson, Mississippi, opened last year. The new station is located in Grenada, Mississippi. The opening was attended by such luminaries ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too!

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