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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Contract manufacturer Foxconn is exploring the possibility of opening a U.S. assembly plant to make flat panel displays larger than 60 inches wide.

BERLIN—German automobile manufacturer Opel will invest $5.4 billion to develop new vehicles and engines over the next four years.

STOCKHOLM—Volvo plans to invest $11 billion to establish new plants and develop new products with a focus on new lineup of advanced power trains.

BELTON, SC—Baldor Electric Co., a manufacturer of energy-efficient electric motors and power transmission products, plans to invest $15 million at its assembly plant here and hire 45 people.

BANGKOK—Police are investigating after Karl Slym, managing director of Tata Motors, fell to his death from a hotel room here.

SEATTLE—Boeing is now producing 10 of its 787 Dreamliners per month, the highest rate for the aircraft.

BLACK CREEK, GA—Daniel Defense will invest $20 million to expand its assembly plant here, adding 120 new jobs over the next five years.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing is adding more contractors at its 787 assembly plant here, acknowledging unspecified “challenges” as it prepares to make a new, longer version of the Dreamliner.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Three senior Foxconn managers have been arrested following an investigation into bribery at the electronics assembly giant.

EVANSVILLE, IN—Systems integrator Evana Automation recently integrated eight robots into a new powder coating line for a leading commercial wheel manufacturer. Evana provided bases, guarding and end-of-arm tools for the robots, along with programming and control panels to communicate with the finishing line.