SHANGHAI-Officials are saying disruptions caused by fierce winter weather in China should be short-lived and annual manufacturing output is unlikely to be affected. MORE
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Ford Motor Co. plans to invest more than $200 million in its South African facilities to expand production of the company’s next-generation compact pickup truck and the Puma diesel engine. MORE
NEW YORK-The robotic tooling, work-holding and flexible industrial automation solutions company DE-STA-CO has acquired drives and conveyor manufacturer Industrial Motion Control LLC. MORE
DETROIT-Chrysler is offering buyout or early retirement packages to every one of the UAW workers at its Detroit-area plants in an effort to cut up to 10,000 hourly jobs. MORE
KIRKLAND, WA-Kenworth Truck Co. is teaming up with Westport Innovations Inc. to produce environmentally friendly truck that run on liquefied natural gas. MORE
INDIANAPOLIS-If current trends continue, Indiana is on track to reclaim a position it has not held since the era of the Duesenberg as a leading producer of automobiles. MORE
EVERETT, WA-The first couple of dozen 787 Dreamliners leave Boeing’s Everett final assembly plant will stop by the Boeing maintenance facility in San Antonio before being delivered to customers. MORE
LANSING, MI-Although Michigan’s three major automakers plan on cutting work rolls dramatically in the coming months, analysts say it shouldn’t cause too much damage to Michigan’s economy. MORE