CHICAGO-Boeing Co.'s delayed 787 Dreamliner may give its two main unions extra leverage during upcoming contract negotiations. MORE

TOULOUSE-Central to Airbus’ efforts to cut costs is the sale of a number of assembly plants, but the airplane manufacturer is having a hard time finding buyers. MORE

WASHINGTON-Worker productivity rose 2.2 percent in the first quarter, beating analysts’ expectations. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. plans to double the number of vehicles receiving new fuel-efficient, six-speed automatic transmissions by the end of 2009. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-The Airbus consortium is once more pushing back the delivery schedule for its A380 jumbo jet. MORE

BOSTON-In the words of George Hoffer, an economics professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, “The SUV craze was a bubble and now it is bursting…. It's an irrational vehicle. It'll never come back." MORE

TOULOUSE, France-As if Airbus didn’t have enough problems already, workers in France are threatening to strike over its current restructuring plan. MORE

BEIJING-Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang is pushing for “job creation” even as factory owners are saying they can’t find enough workers. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. will offer buyouts to about 1,300 workers at two assembly plants in Chicago and Louisville, KY. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Although overall sales for April were down, the numbers for Ford Motor Co.’s fuel efficient Focus model bode well for the future. MORE