Auto industry recruiters pitch the San Antonio region

Several automotive projects have been announced in the San Antonio market in recent months. Among them: A $400 million transmission plant by Aisin that will employ 900, a nearly $400 million expansion of Toyota's pickup and SUV plant there and a $250 million Navistar truck plant. News Editor Lindsay Chappell spoke with Jenna Saucedo-Herrera, CEO of the San Antonio Economic Development Fund, which is attempting to recruit automotive projects to the city, and the foundation's chief development officer, Tom Long, about the outlook for auto industry growth there. Here are edited excerpts.