BEIJING-Ford Motor Co. is on track to open a new car-assembly plant in China's Nanjing city later this year, but has no plans to open to another plant in China, at least for now. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-James Press, who until recently served as president and CEO of Toyota Motors North America, has been tapped as vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC. MORE

HANOI, Vietnam-Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group has agreed to quintuple its planned investment in Vietnam, where it intends to build factories in six provinces across the country over the next 5 years. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-Aircraft manufacturers must expect to move more production to China in return for securing orders there, according to the head of the Chinese division of Airbus. MORE

CHICAGO-Boeing Co. is delaying the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner from later this month to possibly as late as mid-December. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler was forced to shut down four assembly plants last week because of problems with a powertrain component. MORE

TEMPE, AZ-The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index fell slightly last month, but it is still indicating growth in the manufacturing sector. MORE

ERLANGER, KY-Labor and church leaders are speaking out against what they describe as the unjustified firings, on-the-job injuries and overuse of temporary workers taking place at Toyota. MORE

SEOUL, South Korea-Kia Motors has resumed partial production following a supplier’s union action that shut down the company’s main assembly plant. MORE

WESTLAKE, OH-Dispensing equipment manufacturer Nordson Corp. has acquired mixing systems manufacturer TAH Industries. MORE