DETROIT—A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a suit filed last summer by Ford Motor Co. hourly employees who alleged that the United Auto Workers had breached a duty of fair representation.

TULSA, OK—Muncie Power Products Inc. could create 100 new jobs here over the next three to five years. The company makes mobile power equipment for the trucking industry.

Accurately placing just-enough oil or grease onto a part is easy with the right valve and lubricant-delivery system.

Helium-based leak detectors can quickly find even microscopic leaks in cast aluminum components.

The first low-beam headlights appeared on automobiles 100 years ago. Today, engineers are scrambling to develop a new generation of smart headlights that will soon make traditional products as obsolete as kerosene lanterns.

CLAYCOMO, MO—A worker at the Ford Motor Co. assembly plant here died Dec. 30 after he was accidentally struck by a piece of equipment.

STUTTGART, Germany—A new video from Popular Mechanics shows how Porsche assembles the 918 Spyder.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $126 million in its Ann Arbor Technical Center to expand powertrain operations and consolidate vehicle development operations at a new facility on its York Township campus.

DETROIT—As new UAW President Dennis Williams heads into the 2015 contract talks, he plans to push hard for a wage increase for GM, Ford and Chrysler workers.

KEARNEY, NE—Eaton Corp. could be fined $7,000 after an employee suffered acute kidney failure because of excessive heat in July while working inside the company’s auto parts assembly plant here.