SHREVEPORT, LA-GM’s truck assembly plant here returns to operation today after a two-week shutdown. MORE

WASHINGTON-Manufacturing in the New York region grew in August for the first time in more than a year, reinforcing signs the worst recession is nearing an end. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler Group is reportedly planning to build the Fiat 500 at a plant in Mexico, as opposed to building it in the United States. MORE

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor Co. has resumed production following a 77-day strike that required an armed intervention on the part of the country’s security forces. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen says it expects to receive as many as 100,000 applications when it begins hiring production workers for its new U.S. assembly plant later this year. MORE

DETROIT-After slashing production for months, Detroit's automakers are racing to keep up with demand for the fuel-efficient models that are hot sellers under the federal cash-for-clunkers program. MORE

CHARLESTON, SC-Production workers at Boeing's newly acquired assembly plant in South Carolina plan to vote Sept. 10 on a petition to get rid of the plant’s Machinists union. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-Airbus has finished building a second large test fuselage section for the airplane destined to go head-to-head with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. MORE

PARIS-A French judge has rejected a request from component maker Molex Inc. to close its site in Villemur-sur-Tarn after two security guards were injured during a labor dispute. MORE

STUTTGART, Germany-Aabar Investments PJSC, an Abu Dhabi government-backed investor is working with Daimler AG and three other German manufacturers to develop a number of vehicle and engine factories in Algeria. MORE