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TUPELO, MS-Despite a sluggish SUV market, Toyota will begin U.S. production of the Highlander six months early to keep its Indiana workers busy. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Dozen of Chrysler workers from St. Louis are travelling to company headquarters in Michigan to protest the decision to cut production in their area. MORE

ANN ARBOR, MI-Ford Motor Co. is vowing to take the quality title from rival Toyota Motor Corp., starting with the launch of its new small car lineup in 2010. MORE

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia-The Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody plans to increase the number of plants it has in Africa to three. MORE

NEW YORK-Output at India's factories, utilities and mines rose 5.4 percent from a year earlier after a revised 4.1 percent gain in May. MORE

SAN ANTONIO, TX-The speed with which Toyota is adjusting U.S. production in response to current market conditions has even employees surprised. MORE

TOKYO-Japanese truck builder Hino Motors Ltd. plans to construct an assembly plant in Guanajuato, Mexico as part of an ongoing effort to increase market share abroad. MORE

NEW YORK-U.S. companies say it is difficult to keep track of how their Chinese suppliers are treating their employees. MORE

ITHACA, NY-The higher oil prices that have shocked American industry may, in fact, present a golden opportunity to propel the United States into a more productive and efficient future. MORE

CHENNAI, India-Hyundai Motor India Ltd. is holding off on ramping up a third shift in the wake of predictions that the Indian auto industry will slow down in the coming months. MORE