DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. plans to invest $109 million into its engine factory in Bridgend, south Wales, to fund production of a new generation of environmentally friendly engines. MORE
BEDFORD, MI-Solar manufacturing equipment maker Spire Corp. has landed a contract to provide the Korean solar company Hanwha Chemical Corp. with a 30 megawatt per year manufacturing line. MORE
CHICAGO-Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have reached a tentative four-year labor agreement covering some 27,000 employees in Washington, Oregon and Kansas. MORE
STUTTGART, Germany-Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it will establish a new assembly plant in Kecskemet, Hungary, to increase production capacity for its smaller car lines. MORE
CHICAGO-The ongoing machinists strike and continued supply chain problems mean Boeing may be unable to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner by next fall as hoped. MORE
SAN FRANCISCO-If energy prices keep dropping and stay down, future fuels like cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel will have a harder time competing. The same goes for solar and wind power projects, which compete against power plants that burn natural gas. MORE
BEIJING-Millions of workers could lose their jobs in South China as thousands of factories will be forced to close down in the months to come, according to new industry estimates. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler says it is closing one assembly plant early and eliminating a shift at another as it responds to shrinking U.S. auto sales. MORE
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