ANN ARBOR, MI-North American-based robotics suppliers posted gains of 33 percent in new orders to North American manufacturing companies in the first nine months of 2007. MORE
CHARLESTON, SC-Boeing Co. 's 787 will take at least four months more than expected to get off the ground, and Vought Aircraft Industries Inc., one of Boeing's major partners in the program, is a big reason why. MORE
AUBURN HILLS, MI-According to reports, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli recently told a group of employees the automaker will lose $1.6 billion in 2007. MORE
JAKARTA, Indonesia-PT Komatsu Indonesia, a subsidiary of Japan-based heavy machinery manufacturer Komatsu Ltd., plans to invest some $100 million locally as it continues to expand its research and production capabilities. MORE
DETROIT-In an effort to reduce dealer inventories, General Motors Corp. will temporarily shut down a number of plants in Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, Canada, in early 2008. MORE
TOKYO-Although they have largely served as gimmicks up to this point, Toyota hopes to put its humanoid robots to practical use in hospitals, factories and homes by the end of this decade. MORE
TORONTO-General Motors of Canada Ltd. is planning to shutter its truck assembly plant in Oshawa, Canada, for two weeks in yet another sign the country's manufacturing sector faces tough times. MORE
CHARLESTON, SC-General Electric and Swedish-based SKF are teaming up to make jet engine components in North Charleston, part of an ongoing aerospace boom in the region. MORE
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