VERACRUZ, Mexico-At least five auto plants in Mexico shut down Wednesday after explosions Tuesday cut off natural gas supplies. A leftist group claimed responsibility for the blasts. MORE
BURNASTON, Derbyshire-Toyota is close to completing an $81 million refurbishment of its assembly plant in Burnaston, which is now in its 15th year of operation. MORE
PITTSBURGH-Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner and the new super-jumbo A380 aircraft from Airbus have caused a 20 percent spike in demand for specialized fasteners. MORE
DETROIT-The UAW, already under pressure to accept massive health care cuts and other concessions, will have a hard time winning promises of new work from Detroit automakers, which analysts say still have too many plants in North America. MORE
WASHINGTON-The National Association of Manufacturers says recent unemployment statistics reflect the federal government’s inability to craft sensible, pro-growth policies for the nation. MORE
BEIJING-Ford Motor Co. is on track to open a new car-assembly plant in China's Nanjing city later this year, but has no plans to open to another plant in China, at least for now. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-James Press, who until recently served as president and CEO of Toyota Motors North America, has been tapped as vice chairman and president of Chrysler LLC. MORE
HANOI, Vietnam-Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group has agreed to quintuple its planned investment in Vietnam, where it intends to build factories in six provinces across the country over the next 5 years. MORE
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