CARACAS, Venezuela-Toyota, Ford, General Motors Corp. and other carmakers with assembly plants in Venezuela have all failed to meet a government deadline to start making vehicles that run using natural gas. MORE

TORONTO-If a slowing U.S. economy side swipes auto sales, analysts say Canadian industry will be in big trouble because domestic auto and parts makers export more than 85 per cent of their production south of the border. MORE

MUMBAI, India-Indian manufacturers are now marketing robots for both the industrial and consumer sectors. MORE

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia--Toyota Motor Corp.’s new facility will ultimately produce 50,000 cars annually for the Russian market. MORE

EVERETT, WA-Boeing is departing from its usual holiday break schedule so that mechanics can continue working on the company’s new 787 Dreamliner, which is already months behind schedule. MORE

NEW DELHI, India-Boeing Co. (Chicago) has tentatively agreed to send as much as $1 billion in aerospace manufacturing work to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. over the next 10 years. MORE

BEIJING-China has raised interest rates for the sixth time in a year as it continues trying to cool a price surge that has pushed inflation to its highest level in a decade. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn recently confirmed his company and Chrysler are considering sharing production facilities and even manufacturing joint vehicles. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers have agreed to start implementing the first phase of an attrition program affecting more than 5,200 workers. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-European airplane manufacturer Airbus is spinning off capacity to a number of UK, French and German companies, but snubbing a U.S. bidder as it seeks subcontractors to help bear the expense of investing in new planes. MORE