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BEIJING-Powerful earthquake in central China has multinational companies with investments in the area scrambling to check on their facilities. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors Corp. is offering $200 million to help resolve the ongoing United Auto Workers strike at American Axle. MORE

TOKYO-Softening demand is starting to hurt Toyota as well as the Big Three. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-The sour economy and Chrysler's continued market share losses have led Fitch Ratings to forecast a “negative” rating for the automaker. MORE

JEFFERSON CITY, MO-The Missouri legislature has approved $240 million in financial incentives to encourage Bombardier Aerospace to build a factory in Kansas City. MORE

CHICAGO-Boeing Co.'s delayed 787 Dreamliner may give its two main unions extra leverage during upcoming contract negotiations. MORE

TOULOUSE-Central to Airbus’ efforts to cut costs is the sale of a number of assembly plants, but the airplane manufacturer is having a hard time finding buyers. MORE

WASHINGTON-Worker productivity rose 2.2 percent in the first quarter, beating analysts’ expectations. MORE

DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. plans to double the number of vehicles receiving new fuel-efficient, six-speed automatic transmissions by the end of 2009. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-The Airbus consortium is once more pushing back the delivery schedule for its A380 jumbo jet. MORE