TOKYO-Toyota Motor Co. has agreed to pay for after-hours kaizen work, following the death of any employee from exhaustion. MORE

MONTREAL-A new locomotive factory to be built by Railpower Technologies Corp. is coming to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-Airbus CEO Louise Gallois says another round of cuts is in store to accommodate the high Euro. MORE

DETROIT-UAW workers at American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. have ratified a contract negotiated by the union and the company, ending the 12-week strike that has closed dozens of other plants nationwide. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. says it will take longer than expected to become profitable again, due to the ongoing slump in the U.S. economy. MORE

DETROIT-Even as they vote on a proposed new contract, many American Axle employees find themselves facing a difficult and uncertain future. MORE

ANN ARBOR, MI-Overall sales are down, but revenues remain strong and robot makers are increasingly selling their products to companies outside the automotive industry. MORE

RABAT, Morocco-Truck importer Riad Motors plans to invest $37 million in what will eventually be the biggest China-made vehicle assembly plant in North Africa. MORE

SHUSHARY, Russia-Thanks in part to the recent influx of petrodollars, Russia has turned into one of the hottest automotive markets in the world. MORE

PHILADELPHIA-A disgruntled Boeing Co. employee has been arrested for tampering with the engine wires on a military helicopter at the company’s Ridley Park plant. MORE