WASHINGTON-Industrial production in September fell by the most in almost 34 years, due to a number of factors, including bad weather, the Boeing strike and the ongoing credit crunch. MORE

PORTLAND, OR-Daimler Trucks North America is closing it Swan Island manufacturing facility in 2010, in the process eliminating 900 jobs. MORE

CHICAGO-What will it take to end the strike against Boeing Co. by 27,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers? MORE

DETROIT-Industry analysts say General Motors Corp.'s recent plant closure announcements probably aren't the last. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors Corp. is closing a Michigan metal stamping plant and will stop making sport utility vehicles in Wisconsin by the end of the year. MORE

BIRMINGHAM, AL-The Honda Accord V-6 sedan will join Alabama's auto assembly lineup next year as part of the Japanese automaker's latest plan to keep its factories humming during an industrywide sales slump. MORE

CHICAGO-The question of outsourcing has once again brought negotiators to a standstill. MORE

NEW DEHLI-After years of focusing on the manufacture of small cars, Indian automotive companies are well positioned to export their products to the rest of the world. MORE

DETROIT-A merger between General Motors Corp. and Chrysler would reshape both Michigan’s economy and the entire domestic car business. MORE

MILWAUKEE-Today, the nation's industrial heartland is aching. The old economy of the 1950s and '60s has moved on, and the biggest question facing a new generation of Midwesterners is whether they will have the fortitude to do what needs to be done to build anew. MORE