MOBILE, AL—Airbus has announced a new round of hiring for its aircraft assembly plant here. Open positions include aircraft mechanics structure installers, installers for aircraft cabin interiors, and aircraft electrical installers.

FREMONT, CA—The UAW wants to unionize the Tesla Motors assembly plant here. Tesla’s factory is the only U.S. assembly plant owned by an American car company that does not have union representation.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. has developed new carbon-fiber wheels for its carbon-fiber-bodied Ford GT supercar.

LEBANON, OH—Siemens has opened its first U.S. assembly plant here to manufacture industrial personal computers. By moving production of the computers to Ohio, delivery times to U.S. customers will be cut by 40 percent, Siemens officials said.

TORONTO—Unifor’s Auto Council has decided that gaining investment in Canada’s automotive plants and winning new jobs are its top priorities as it heads into contract negotiations this summer with the Detroit Three automakers.

CHICAGO—Two high-ranking UAW Local 551 officials were shot outside the union hall here shortly after winning re-election to the executive board on Friday night.

PLANO, TX—Toyota will use solar panels at its Texas headquarters, which is currently under construction, to get 25 percent of its power from the sun.

ORANGEBURG, SC—Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products will invest $29 million to expand its assembly plant here.

DETROIT—Acknowledging that it had to choose between “two good friends,” the United Autoworkers union has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders.

GUANGZHOU, China—Police have seized some 33,000 counterfeit automotive parts at a factory here. , Collectively worth $1 million, the parts were destined for Toyota’s assembly plant in Australia.