ST. THOMAS, ON-Workers at the Ford assembly plant here got an unexpected week off work after the facility ran short of engines for its cars. The plant is shut down through today and its more than 1,200 workers have been laid off for the week. MORE
GEORGETOWN, KY-A former employee of a subcontractor at the Toyota assembly plant here has been arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of catalytic converters. MORE
DETROIT-Multinational automotive manufacturers announced or opened more than 1,300 new greenfield projects in 2010, creating nearly 123,000 new American jobs. MORE
SEATTLE-Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Jim Albaugh said the company’s global outsourcing strategy to produce the 787 Dreamliner backfired completely. MORE
OGDEN, UT-A 2.3 percent excise tax imposed on medical devices to help pay for healthcare reform will hurt manufacturers, says an employee of a company that makes supplies used in kidney dialysis treatment. MORE
SOUTH BEND, IN-A new labor agreement has been rejected by workers at AM General’s Commercial Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, IN. The plant, which once produced the Hummer H2, is now assembling prototypes of a handicapped-accessible vehicle called the MV-1. MORE
AKRON, OH-German automotive supplier Röchling Automotive AG will open a new assembly plant here to make engine and body undershields for Ford and GM. MORE
KANSAS CITY, MO-Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and its unions have reached a preliminary collective bargaining agreement for workers at its assembly plant here. MORE
COLUMBUS, OH-Ohio leads the Midwest in terms of the number of people employed in the alternative energy manufacturing industry, according to a new report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center. MORE
LEIPZIG, Germany-BMW has unveiled its new brand, BMW i, with two new models to be equipped with electric and hybrid drive systems. The vehicles will be assembled at the company’s assembly plant here. MORE
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