DETROIT-United Auto Workers union members at American Axle and Manufacturing are mulling the details and beginning to vote on a tentative contract that could settle their 11-week strike. MORE

TOKYO-A recent survey indicates that Japanese manufacturers are worried their own economy is in trouble, thanks to soaring raw material costs and the ongoing U.S. slowdown. MORE

MOSCOW-A Russian manufacturer is doing an end-run around its production bottlenecks by selling helicopter “kits” for final assembly in its customer country, China. MORE

TOLEDO-In a recent interview, Delphi CEO Steve Miller emphasized the importance of a skilled workforce to the U.S. economy. MORE

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, PA-Investigator are looking into the possibility that a Boeing Chinook helicopter was deliberately damaged during assembly. MORE

CHENGDU, China-Intel and a number of other manufacturers have yet to resume production in the wake of the recent devastating earthquake in China. MORE

WASHINGTON-U.S. industrial output dropped for the second month in a row due in large part to cutbacks in the automotive industry. MORE

MOBILE, AL-Northrop Grumman Corp. is moving ahead with plans to build a new facility for assembling the Air Force’s next-generation aerial tanker, despite that fact that Boeing is contesting the contract. MORE

ORLANDO, FL-Brazilian airplane-maker Embraer is building a $51 million, 150,000-square-foot facility in Florida to assembly its Phenom line of business jets. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors Corp. has resumed production at five plants previously shut down by the ongoing UAW strike at supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. MORE