HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam-About 30,000 Vietnamese workers have gone on strike in 38 foreign and locally owned companies in one of the country’s southern provinces. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-As part of it new tentative contract with the United Auto Workers, Chrysler is retaining the right to rework its product line in accordance with future product demand. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Toyota Motor Corp. dropped to third place in Consumer Reports' annual quality survey, while Ford Motor Co. has entered the “top tier” in terms of product reliability. MORE
WASHINGTON-Recent reports from the Federal Reserve do not accurately reflect the overall condition of manufacturing in the United States, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. MORE
DETROIT-Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally says the company’s turnaround strategy is going ahead as planned and that the Ford expects to turn a profit in the United States in 2009. MORE
GREENSBURG, IN-The UAW is criticizing the Honda Motor Co. decision to staff its new Greensburg assembly plant only with workers who live within a 20-county area. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-The chief of the United Auto Workers' committee that negotiated last week's contract with Chrysler says he will tell union leaders to vote against the accord because it fails to ensure future work at the automaker's plants. MORE