DETROIT-GM is adding two shifts and about 2,500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to ramp up production of sedans and electric cars. MORE

HAMILTON, OH-ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America Inc. will get $500,000 from the Ohio Department of Development to install new equipment at its shock absorber assembly plant here. MORE

LASALLE, ON-United Solar officially opened its new $12 million assembly plant here. The plant will make thin-film solar laminates and employ 80 people. MORE

CHENGDU, China-An explosion that killed three workers and injured 15 others last week at a Chinese assembly plant was caused by combustible aluminum dust in an air duct at a polishing workshop. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen officially opens a $1 billion assembly plant here today, restoring a manufacturing presence in the United States after 23 years. MORE

WINSTON-SALEM, NC-Caterpillar Inc. will host an information seminar June 3 for potential suppliers to its new assembly plant under construction here. MORE

CHENGDU, China-A two-week old report from a Hong Kong-based watchdog group warned of electronics assembler Foxconn of the hazardous working conditions at its assembly plant here prior to an explosion that killed three people at the facility. MORE

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MI-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Monday that his company will save $300 million in interest annually when it repays $7.5 billion in U.S. and Canadian government loans today. MORE

FORT WORTH, TX-With enough tax incentives, GM may spend $240 million to retool and expand its truck assembly plant here. MORE

PASCO, WA-Wheelchair manufacturer TiLite has opened a new, $7 million assembly plant here. MORE