SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Jan 17, 2014) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The U.S. Automotive Industry has lost market share to foreign competition, and U.S. manufacturing operations more often favor Southern states. But things are looking up, as U.S. auto sales have increased steadily over the past four years. This has sparked a series of industrial investments in Detroit and surrounding Southeastern Michigan (IIR Michigan Zone 1), which has 163 active industrial projects totaling $9.3 billion, according to Industrial Info's North American Industrial Project Database.

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