DETROIT-General Motors is said to be considering shutting or selling as many as four European plants as it tries to meet the terms of a U.S. government bailout. MORE
CUAUTITLAN, Mexico-Isuzu Motors Ltd. is building a new assembly plant here. The carmaker sells 3,000 to 4,000 trucks a year in Mexico and aims to assemble 600 4-ton vehicles at the plant in its first year of operation, which is scheduled to start within a few months. MORE
JONESBORO, AR-A manufacturer of wind turbines plans to locate its U.S. manufacturing facility here. Nordex USA Inc. will invest approximately $100 million in the new facility, which will employ 700 people at an average wage of $17 an hour. MORE
FLINT, MI-Union leaders say General Motors has spelled out the future for the Flint Truck Assembly Plant in the clearest possible terms: Approve a new local contract aimed at cutting overtime and other costs within 30 days-or risk closing. MORE
KANSAS CITY, KS-Exide Technologies will invest approximately $7 million to fund operational expansion projects at its lead-acid battery manufacturing facility here. Scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2009, the project will include the installation of a new tubular plate manufacturing line and modernization of plant facilities. MORE
TOKYO-Although it is avoiding actual layoffs, Toyota Motor Corp. has begun cutting pay and offering buyouts as it continues to battle weak demand for its products. MORE
WOLFSBURG, Germany-Volkswagen and Toshiba Corp. have signed a letter of intent to combine efforts in designing batteries and other systems for electric cars. MORE
LAGRANGE, GA-More than 1,000 people showed up here to apply for 600 jobs at a plant that will supply the new Kia automotive assembly plant in West Point, GA. The Sewon America plant plans to fill 300 of those $10-an-hour positions this year. MORE
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