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BLUE SPRINGS, MS–Five major automotive supplier will invest some $1.3 billion to support the new Toyota plant planned for Mississippi. MORE

HONG KONG-Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. is increasing its share in four existing plants at the same time it builds an all-new plant in central China. MORE

INDIANAPOLIS-The sale of General Motors’ Allison transmission division is the latest in a series of moves that is changing the basic nature of automotive manufacturing in the Midwest. MORE

SAN ANTONIO, TX-Boeing will hire some 400 workers in Texas to put the final touches on each 787 Dreamliner before final delivery. MORE

ALBERTA, Canada-A recent study finds that Canadian auto plants are growing increasingly efficient compared to their U.S. counterparts. MORE

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-Ford Motor Co. is increasing production at its St. Petersburg plant to 125,000 units a year. MORE

POTEAU, OK-Chinese owned Tiger Truck will use the facility to assemble pickup trucks both for export and domestic consumption. MORE

FRANKFURT, Germany-Volkswagen AG, the world's fourth-largest carmaker, is considering building a new North American factory if the dollar stays weak. MORE

DETROIT-When the Big Three sit down this month to hammer out a new contract with workers, reducing healthcare costs is expected to be the driving issue for the automakers. MORE

EVERETT, WA-More than 15,000 spectators were on hand to see Boeing Co.’s new composite commercial jet. MORE