WASHINGTON-The “oil factor” is beginning to compromise China’s ability to remain a cheap producer of manufactured goods. MORE

BEIJING-The new ARJ21 regional jet, which is being developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd., may be ready for its first flight in as little as a month. MORE

ROUND ROCK, TX-Computer maker Dell is reportedly responding to slumping sales by radically revamping its production model. MORE

CHICAGO-The current contract troubles at Boeing are the result of years of worker resentment. MORE

FENGJING, China-The manufacturer of London’s iconic black taxis has begun production abroad, although the taxis used in London itself will still be produced in the UK. MORE

CHICAGO-Machinists at Boeing have voted overwhelmingly to strike, although union negotiators are giving the company another 48 hours before they send out the pickets. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors has begun a third production shift at the facility where it manufactures the popular Chevrolet Malibu. MORE

MANNHEIM, Germany-Deere & Co. is building a research center in Germany to focus on "intelligent mobile equipment" technologies. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-Airbus' parent company, EADS, plans to build a new plant in southern Germany and group several other factories under a new subsidiary as continues to restructure its manufacturing operations. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-It took an incentives package totaling more than a half-billion dollars to lure a new Volkswagen assembly plant to Chattanooga, TN. MORE