HAMTRAMCK, MI-GM will invest $336 million upgrading its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant for production of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car. MORE

WASHINGTON-New factory orders in October rose for the second consecutive month, by 0.6 percent after rising an upwardly revised 1.6 percent in September, the Commerce Department reported. MORE

WASHINGTON-Counties with the heaviest reliance on manufacturing income are posting some of the biggest employment gains of the nation’s early economic recovery. This is a big change from just half a year ago, when some economists worried that widespread layoffs by U.S. manufacturers might be part of an irreversible trend in that sector. MORE

HAMTRAMCK, MI-GM will invest $336 million upgrading its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant for production of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car. MORE

SHANNON, MS-General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems Div., a manufacturer of advanced linear motors for electromagnetic aircraft launching systems, has broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot expansion at its assembly plant here. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen officials say construction of the new assembly plant here is on schedule and more than 1,000 employees are expected to be onsite early next year. MORE

FORT WAYNE, IN-A year after being asked, Fort Wayne and Allen County announced plans Thursday to provide $2 million of additional incentives to help General Motors Co.’s local assembly plant. MORE

INGERSOLL, ON-General Motors and Suzuki Motor Corp. are ending their CAMI joint assembly operation in Canada, with Suzuki selling its 50 percent stake to GM in a move that severs another tie between the partners. MORE

LOS ANGELES-Plenty of vehicles are dazzling motorheads at the Los Angeles Auto this week, including the Chevy Cruze and VW’s new diesel hybrid, which can achieve 70 mpg. MORE

KITCHENER, ON-Solar module maker Canadian Solar Inc. is preparing to establish a manufacturing facility in Ontario that will create 500 direct jobs to take advantage of a provincial green-energy program that mandates local content. Canadian Solar said the new facility will be capable of manufacturing 200 megawatts of solar modules annually. MORE