SUGAR LAND--March 25, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--With six projects totaling $288 million in value, Kentucky leads the U.S. in spending for Automotive Industry projects that are slated to kick off in the second quarter this year. The big-ticket item in Kentucky is the planned kickoff of a $261.2 million metalforming plant expansion in Bowling Green.

Within this article: Overview of U.S. automotive industry project kickoffs in the second quarter.

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