DETROIT-Shop floor workers are taking a close look at the deal hammered out by GM and UAW negotiators. MORE

TORONTO-Door-panel problems at Magna International Inc. recently caused a Chrysler auto plant to lose almost a week of production. MORE

DETROIT-The official summary of General Motors' tentative contract with the United Auto Workers includes a sweeping look on GM's product plan for the next half decade. MORE

BEIJING-China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft company plans to establish an office in the United States to spearhead future sales efforts in the region. The company is set roll out is first aircraft, the 90-seat ARJ21-700, in late December. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-Boeing Co. (Chicago) receives “lavish'' government subsidies that give the U.S. aircraft maker an unfair competitive edge over rival Airbus SAS, the European Union recently told the World Trade Organization. MORE

MANITOWOC, WI-The Manitowoc Crane Group has begun a multi-million-dollar expansion and renovation project on its manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania. MORE

DAYTON, OH-Test, metal-working and material handling equipment company Assembly & Test Worldwide Inc. (ATW) has acquired the intellectual assets of longtime machine builder Bodine Technology (Bridgeport, CT).

SPRINGFIELD, OH-Truck and engine maker Navistar International plans to channel work to Texas and Mexico. MORE

DETROIT-The strike is over, but the UAW still needs to sell its new General Motors agreement to rank and file workers. MORE

TUPELO, MS-Toyota Auto Body Co. has announced it will build a $200 million plant north of Tupelo, Mississippi to support production at the company’s new SUV assembly plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi. MORE