PORTLAND, OR—Wire harness manufacturer AmFor Electronics has added 10,000 square feet space to its assembly plant here.

TAIYUAN, China—Contract manufacturer Foxconn, a major supplier for Apple, has halted production at its assembly plant here after some 2,000 workers rioted.

FORT WAYNE, IN—GM’s truck assembly plant here is taking the physical needs of aging workers into account when designing jobs on the assembly line.

TOKYO—Honda is planning to double its worldwide automobile sales to more than 6 million vehicles by March 31, 2017.

MEMPHIS, TN—Electrolux gave reporters a sneak peek inside its new $190 million appliance assembly plant, which is scheduled to open early next year.

WASHINGTON—The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s monthly confidence index was up 3 points in September, reflecting increased optimism despite concerns over companies’ willingness to expand their businesses in the face of economic and political uncertainty.

WASHINGTON—The policies implemented by the federal government to promote electric vehicles will cost $7.5 billion through 2019, according to a new report.

CHESWICK, PA—A strike at Curtiss-Wright Corp.’s assembly plant here has concluded and IBEW union members are returning to work.

TORONTO—The Canadian Auto Workers union hammered out a tentative agreement with GM Thursday that will keep some 1,750 jobs in Ontario, making Chrysler the final of the Detroit Big Three still at the bargaining table.

DETROIT—A 43-year-old auto worker was stabbed to death by a co-worker Thursday at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant here. The co-worker committed suicide later that day.