TUPELO, MS-Toyota Auto Body Co. has announced it will build a $200 million plant north of Tupelo, Mississippi to support production at the company’s new SUV assembly plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi. MORE
DETROIT-The UAW and General Motors Corp. this morning reached a tentative agreement on a new, landmark contract for 74,000 autoworkers, ending the union's first nationwide strike against the automaker in 37 years. MORE
DETROIT-Retiree healthcare remained a sticking point as General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers began the seventh day of post-deadline bargaining. MORE
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-Some 5,000 workers at the Volkswagen, Nissan and Renault factories in Brazil's southern Santa Catarina state went on strike to demand pay raises, a trade union said on Thursday. MORE
NEW YORK-U.S.-based toy giant Mattel Inc. has issued an apology to China over the recall of Chinese-made toys, taking the blame for design flaws and saying it had recalled more lead-tainted toys than justified. MORE
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Factory workers at Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG, Scania AB and DaimlerChrysler AG stopped work for 2 1/2 hours to pressure the automakers with whom they are engaged in contract talks. MORE
TROY, MI-Delphi Corp. wants to sell a portion of its brake component machining and assembly business to TRW Automotive as it continues to work its way through bankruptcy. MORE