MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-ArvinMeritor Inc. has opened a new 10,000-square-foot facility here for Mascot Truck Parts. ArvinMeritor owns Mascot, a remanufacturer of transmissions, axle carriers and steering gears. The new facility will ship more than 1,200 transmissions and axle carriers every month. MORE

NEW YORK-In April, manufacturing in the United States contracted at its slowest pace in six months after a collapse in inventories caused orders to steady. MORE

TEMPE, AZ-Solar panel manufacturer First Solar more than tripled its first-quarter net income this year in spite of the ongoing recession. MORE

OTTAWA, Ontario-A proposal making the rounds here envisions the country emerging from the upheaval in the auto industry with a new carmaker as Canadian as maple syrup or the BlackBerry-and with an assembly plant in Fredericton, of all places. But, the very thought of a New Brunswick-made car conjures visions of gull-wing doors, lime green paint and huge losses-the Bricklin. MORE

EVERETT, WA-After months of delays, Boeing says its first 787 jetliner is on track to take its first flight on July 1. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler LLC will reportedly will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following the collapse of talks with bondholders. MORE

DETROIT-The world’s automakers may not be building many new assembly plants there, but there is a reason why Toyota, Honda, Hyundai-Kia and Nissan all have major tech centers in Southeast Michigan. MORE

HUTCHINSON, KS-Siemens is considering this Kansas town for a wind turbine manufacturing plant. Sioux City, IA, is also in the running for the facility. MORE

PLYMOUTH, NC-A Connecticut medical device company will relocate its manufacturing and research and development operations here, bringing with it up to 144 new jobs. Micro Invasive Technologies will start the relocation process in the next few months. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Amid the chaos that is the U.S. auto industry, construction of the new Volkswagen assembly plant in Tennessee is not only on course, but ahead of schedule. MORE