WASHINGTON-Makers of medical devices are immune from liability for personal injuries as long as the Food and Drug Administration approved the device before it was marketed, the Supreme Court has ruled. MORE
BEIJING-Toy makers in the United States are scaling back product offerings in response to soaring energy costs, raw material prices and rising labor costs in China. MORE
DETROIT-Ford, Chrysler and GM may be shedding jobs right now, but a new report says the Big Three will soon be hiring employees again in record numbers. MORE
DETROIT-A federal bankruptcy court judge yesterday denied Chrysler LLC’s request to immediately retrieve equipment from supplier Plastech Engineered Products Inc., saying such a move could harm Plastech’s efforts to reorganize under bankruptcy protection. MORE
AUBURN HILL, MI-Although hundreds of Chrysler hourly workers appear poised to accept early retirement, many are saying the current round of buyout packages isn't rich enough. MORE