WEBSTER CITY, IA-Up to 2,500 electric cars a week could start rolling out of a new assembly plant here. Envision Motor Co. plans to combine foreign-made car bodies with American-made electrical parts. The new operation could bring 300 or more jobs. MORE
CHENNAI, India-Some 250 assemblers at a Foxconn International assembly plant here were hospitalized Friday after they were sickened by an unknown chemical in the air. The facility produces parts for mobile phones. MORE
DETROIT-About half the workers at the Jeep plant here make $28 an hour or more, while the rest, the recently hired, make $14, a disparity that could become the norm in much of the domestic U.S. auto industry. MORE
SOUTHERN PINES, NC-Ingersoll Rand broke ground here this month on an $2.7-million expansion to its pump assembly plant that will add 100 new jobs. MORE
TOKYO-Toyota will build a second auto assembly plant in Brazil. The Japanese carmaker will spend $600 million to build the facility near Sao Paulo. MORE
COLUMBIA, SC-ZF Group plans to invest $350 million in a new factory in South Carolina to assemble fuel-efficient automatic transmissions for cars and light trucks. The plant is expected to employ 900 workers by 2015. MORE
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