ANDERSON, IN—NTN Driveshaft began construction on a new assembly plant here to make constant velocity joints for the automotive industry. Schedule to open in spring 2017, the factory will ultimately create up to 510 new jobs.

PROVIDENCE, RI—GE Aviation is teaming up with Textron to produce a new turboprop aircraft and engine for the general aviation market, part of an effort GE expects will generate more than $1 billion in annual sales of engines by 2020.

GEORGETOWN, KY—Toyota’s assembly plant here will begin generating electricity from methane, a byproduct of trash decomposition at a nearby landfill.

GARDENA, CA—Faraday Future, an electric-car company that is modeling itself after Tesla Motors, is searching for a location for its first assembly plant. Four states—California, Georgia, Louisiana and Nevada—are in the running for the $1 billion factory.

GOOSE CREEK, SC—Impresa Aerospace, a supplier for Boeing and other aircraft OEMs, has opened a new assembly plant here. The company plans to hire 72 people during the next five years.

CLEVELAND, NC—Daimler North America is seeking tax incentives to support plans to build a $38 million logistics center for its assembly plant here, which makes Freightliner trucks.

COLUMBUS, IN—Daiei Inc., a Japan-based manufacturer of industrial machinery components, plans to invest $3.35 million to lease, renovate and equip its first North American manufacturing operation here. Daiei will produce forklift pillars and other components for Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, which is also based in Columbus.

DEARBORN, MI—The UAW’s tentative agreement with Ford outlines a $9-billion commitment to its U.S. plants and commitment to create or retain 8,500 jobs over the next four years with new vehicles, engines and transmissions planned.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is offering U.S. factory workers a hefty $10,000 in bonuses if they back a new labor pact reached on Friday with the UAW, an agreement that is far richer than deals cut at rivals General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles last month.

DETROIT—A majority of General Motors Co. hourly production workers have supported a tentative agreement with the UAW, but ratification has hit a snag. A majority of skilled trades voted against the contract, and that could potentially send the union and automaker back to the bargaining table.