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Commerce director Canfield calls for negotiations, not tariffs The state of Alabama is seeing delays in big manufacturing investments in light of President Donald Trump's bellicose trade policies and is urging a more conciliatory approach. [Extracted from the article]

Engines will support production of Sonata, Elantra sedans The rest of the investment will go toward equipment and updating its existing engine plant to support production of Sonata and Elantra sedans. [Extracted from the article]

The prized $1.6 billion car factory awarded to Alabama by Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. could be an even bigger win than expected, as the site's size leaves plenty of room for future expansions. The shared factory set to open in 2021 is the only new auto assembly plant to be announced under Trump, who has pressured Toyota and other carmakers to make more of their vehicles in the U.S. It will be Toyota's 11th assembly plant in the U.S. -- its biggest market -- and Mazda's first. [Extracted from the article]

Alabama edged out North Carolina as the winner in a multi-state contest for a prized Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. joint car factory worth $1.6 billion, a person familiar with the negotiations said. Under this line of reasoning, placing the new factory in North Carolina would have helped Toyota and Mazda win new friends in the state's U.S. Congressional delegation and beyond. [Extracted from the article]

The factory is such a hotly contested prize that Toyota and Mazda are pressing for an incentive package valued at $1 billion or more. Trump had criticized Toyota's Mexico plans in a tweet in January, demanding Toyota build a plant in the U.S. instead. [Extracted from the article]