WINDSOR, ON—Chrysler’s assembly plant here will work Sunday this weekend to meet strong demand for minivans.

BERLIN—BMW is considering assembling engines in North America for the first time and expanding vehicle production in the region to capitalize on growing demand.

LAFAYETTE, LA—Bell Helicopter will build a $26.3 million assembly plant here to make its new line of SLS helicopters. The facility is expected to employ 136 people.

VICTOR, NY—OSHA has fined optical equipment manufacturer Wordingham Machine Co. $131,600 for failing to correct safety hazards.

WASHINGTON—U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $435 million in October, a 10 percent increase from September.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is piloting new software from Siemens that facilitates virtual navigation within its assembly plants, helping the company improve global collaboration and better share best practices.

PUEBLO, CO—Kurt Manufacturing will invest $1.7 million and add 59 jobs at its assembly plant here, which makes hydraulic components.

DETROIT—GM CEO Dan Akerson plans to retire, and the automaker will appoint Mary Barra as his successor. GM’s senior vice president for product development, Barra will become the first female CEO of a major automaker.

DETROIT—The Treasury Department yesterday sold the last of its shares of GM stock, underscoring the domestic auto industry’s rebound from the deepest downturn since the Great Depression.

FRANKLIN, KY—Systems integrator Industrial Automation will invest $1.8 million to relocate to a larger manufacturing location here, creating 26 jobs.