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MARYVILLE, TN—Tier one automotive supplier Denso Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. is hiring more than 20 technicians for electrical assembly, robotics, maintenance and other departments.

WASHINGTON—U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $401.69 million in January, an 8 percent increase compared with January 2011 sales.

FORT WAYNE, IN—GM and the UAW approved a new contract Sunday, avoiding a strike that would have shut down the automaker’s assembly plant.

BENICIA, CA—CODA Automotive’s assembly plant here has begun production of an all-electric sedan.

ATHENS, GA—Caterpillar has begun accepting applications for for management positions its planned assembly plant in northeast Georgia.

DETROIT—GM and PSA Peugeot Citroen have formed a long-term and broad-scale global strategic alliance, which the two companies hope will leverage the strengths and capabilities and contribute to their profitability.

CONNERSVILLE, IN—Carbon Motors Corp., a startup manufacturer of law-enforcement vehicles, is refurbishing an idled brownfield site here, turning it into a modern, efficient and environmentally responsible assembly plant.

WAYNE, MI—Ford is offering temporary layoffs to senior workers at its Michigan Assembly Plant here to allow newer workers to train. The move will allow new workers to train on the line for several weeks before the plant adds a third shift in May.

DETROIT—The U.S. auto industry could have gone belly-up if Washington had not rescued GM and Chrysler in 2009, analysts say.

CHARLESTON, NC—A North Carolina man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma but who smoked for 20 years is suing 73 manufacturers for exposure to asbestos.