BIRMINGHAM, MI—Wealth management firm The Schindler Group is hosting a series of free, educational webinars for Ford and GM retirees who face the question of whether to take a pension or a lump-sum payment. The webinars will be held at 1 p.m. EDT July 10 and 16.

TOKYO—Toyota sold 177,795 vehicles in the United States in May 2012, a 60 percent increased compared with May 2011.

KANSAS CITY, MO—Ford’s Claycomo factory produced more vehicles in 2011 than any other automotive assembly plant in the United States.

CHICAGO—Global sales of heavy trucks are expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.87 percent during from 2011 to 2015.

SMYRNA, TN—A worker at Nissan’s assembly plant here was rushed to the hospital Saturday after breaking his leg while repairing a piece of heavy equipment.

CANTON, MS—Nissan is adding 1,000 new jobs at its automotive assembly plant here.

FINDLAY, OH—MITEC Powertrain Inc. has opened its $24 million assembly plant here. Producing 1,500 powertrain parts daily, the facility will employ 135 people by 2017.

DETROIT—Several hundred salaried GM retirees and spouses with ties to the assembly plant in Janesville, WI, are facing pension plan changes that one local investment adviser says will be “grueling.”

ARLINGTON, TX—GM will add a third shift and about 800 jobs to its truck assembly plant here early next year.

SIMCOE, ON—Automotive supplier Toyotetsu plans to hire 75 full-time workers at its assembly plant here by Sept. 1.