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SC Ports is expanding ro-ro operations at the North Charleston Terminal to support growing cargo demand and rail connectivity. (Photo/Matthew Peacock)
May 26, 2026

SC Ports begins construction on North Charleston ro-ro operations

SC Ports is expanding ro-ro operations at the North Charleston Terminal with a new facility expected to open in 2027.

Scout Motors officially opened its new $25 million workforce training center in Blythewood as the company continues construction on its South Carolina production campus. (Photo/Scout)
May 15, 2026

Scout Motors opens Blythewood training center

  Scout Motors marked a big milestone both for the company and for Midlands workforce development on April 20 with the opening of its new training center on the site […]

The Volvo Cars plant in Ridgeville will become the sole global production site for the Polestar 3. (Photo/Volvo Cars)
Mar 31, 2026

Polestar brings China production operations to Ridgeland plant

Polestar consolidates Polestar 3 production in South Carolina at Volvo’s Ridgeville plant, ending China assembly.

BMW X models assembled at Plant Spartanburg are shipped through the Port of Charleston and other East Coast ports to nearly 120 global markets. (Photo/BMW Manufacturing)
Mar 5, 2026

BMW Spartanburg leads US auto exports with $9B in value

BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg led U.S. automotive exports by value in 2025, shipping nearly 200,000 vehicles worth $9 billion.

Baxter Manufacturing announced in 2025 that it would invest $15.7 million in its plant near Westminster, in the shadow of the Blue Ridge escarpment in rural Oconee County. The expansion will lead to another 36 jobs for the plastic injection-molded automotive parts maker, the company predicted. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Jan 20, 2026

Rural employment accounts for nearly half of 2025 $9B capital investment

Taking the ranking of the third highest year for the state, South Carolina industries in 2025 committed to a total capital investment of $9.12 billion that will lead to more […]

The family-owned Baxter Manufacturing is growing its footprint in Oconee County as part of a multimillion-dollar expansion supporting the automotive plastics industry. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Dec 1, 2025

Baxter Manufacturing expands Oconee County facility

Baxter Manufacturing is investing $15.7 million to expand its Oconee County facility, adding 36 jobs and increasing production capacity for automotive plastics.

Carolina Detail Co. has opened a new 10,000-square-foot vehicle detailing and storage facility in North Charleston, offering premium protection and maintenance services. (Photo/Carolina Detail Co.)
Dec 1, 2025

High-end car detailing company opens new North Charleston facility

Carolina Detail Co. has opened a new 10,000-square-foot vehicle detailing and storage facility in North Charleston, offering premium protection and maintenance services.

Wilfried Hoch is general manager of the Easley site for ElringKlinger. (Photo/Ross Norton)|The first part of the ElringKlinger location in Easley is already operating with about 50 employees on site. The company CEO says it will serve as the e-mobility hub for the American market. (Photo/Ross Norton)|Alliance Pickens’ Ray Farley played a key role in bringing ElringKlinger to Speedway Industrial & Technology Park. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Oct 30, 2025

ElringKlinger expands Easley plant for EV innovation

ElringKlinger is investing $68.5M to expand its Easley plant, creating 294 jobs and boosting electric vehicle and lightweight component production.

ABA Automotive, a Turkey-based belt tensioners and idler pulleys manufacturer, is establishing its first U.S. operations in North Charleston. (Photo/DepositPhotos)
Oct 16, 2025

ABA Automotive opens first US site in North Charleston

Turkey-based ABA Automotive is opening its first U.S. facility in North Charleston, focusing on sales, warehousing and distribution.

The 1 million-square-foot building is empty now but will be a full production facility by the end of 2027, company officials said at the groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo/Ross Norton)|CEO Masanori Katayama addresses a crowd gathered on Augusta Road for the groundbreaking ceremony of Isuzu’s first production plant in the United States. (Photo/Ross Norton)|The Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Shigeo Yamada (left) and Isuzu CEO Masanori Katayama prepare for the official groundbreaking at the future Isuzu production plant. (Photo/Ross Norton)|Isuzu company officials joined by the governor, commerce secretary and Japanese ambassador toss the ceremonial soil to signal the launch of construction on the Isuzu production plant. (Photo/Ross Norton)
Oct 2, 2025

Isuzu breaks ground on $280M Greenville County plant

Isuzu has broken ground on a $280M production facility in Greenville County, set to open in 2027 with 700 jobs and expand its North American presence.

ZF has announced a planned $500 million investment in its Gray Court site in Laurens County, which marks the first-of-its kind facility for the Germany-based company. (Photo/ZF)
Sep 24, 2025

ZF Chassis Systems Duncan expands in Spartanburg County

ZF Chassis Systems Duncan will invest $55.4 million in a new Spartanburg County facility, creating 30 jobs and boosting South Carolina’s auto industry.

The automaker is making an additional investment of $300 million in South Carolina to build a Supplier Park on the site of its Production Center in Blythewood. (Rendering/Scout Motors)
Sep 18, 2025

Scout Motors invests $300M in South Carolina supplier park

Scout Motors will invest $300M to build a supplier park in Blythewood, creating 1,000 jobs and boosting local investment to nearly $700M.