GM to invest $100 million in New York parts plant
By Neale Gulley
Markets weigh two U.S. shutdowns: 1 bad, 1 awful
By Kevin Drawbaugh
Ford expands recall to more than 1.4 million F-150s
By John Crawley and Bernie Woodall
Ford F-150 recall greatly expanded: regulator
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co and U.S. safety regulators have agreed to a greatly expanded recall of the best-selling vehicle in North America, the Ford F-150 pickup truck, the regulators said.
Car makers go local to tap China growth
By Fang Yan and Helen Massy-Beresford
Boeing vows to fight complaint over second 787 plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co said it would fight a National Labor Relations Board complaint originally lodged by one of its labor unions that challenges the aircraft maker's 2009 decision to establish a second assembly line in South Carolina for the 787 Dreamliner.
Pentagon F-35 review postponed until mid-June
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
Toyota and Honda global output halves in April after quake
By Taiga Uranaka
United Continental Strives to Align New Brand
The company said many of the changes will be first introduced at United’s hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and will be rolled out at airports across the global over the next several months.
General Motors U.S. sales up 26 percent for April
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's U.S. sales rose 26 percent in April, a sign that the top U.S. automaker has not been greatly affected by supply disruptions from Japan after the March 11 earthquake.
GM to invest $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will invest about $2 billion in 17 U.S. plants, including a facility here that makes transmissions for small cars, as the automaker shifts from recovery mode to investing in future products.
Chrysler may add shifts at three U.S. plants: report
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC may add a third shift at plants in Michigan and Illinois, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
Costly F-35 fighter under fire from lawmakers
By Jim Wolf
Quake sinks Japan April car sales to record low
* In India, Maruti sales up 4.4 pct, slowest in over a yr (Wraps Japan, Korea and India sales numbers)
Regulators Check for Bad Fuel Gauges in GM SUVs
Regulators are investigating 865,000 General Motors sport utility vehicles for potential faulty fuel gauges that could tell drivers they have more gas than they do.
Oil lawsuit may be U.S. "revenge" for BP spill: magnate
By Gwladys Fouche
UK fraud watchdog probes EADS Saudi defence deal
By Rhys Jones
Week Ahead: Lots of Data Ahead of July 4th Holiday
A good bit of economic data will be released ahead of the July 4th holiday weekend.
Lockheed space unit to cut about 1,200 jobs
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp's space systems unit said on Tuesday it would cut 1,200 workers, or about 7.5 percent of the division's total workforce, by year's end to reduce costs and improve its competitive standing.
Fiat, Chrysler unions form "global network": King
DETROIT (Reuters) - Unions representing workers at Chrysler Group LLC and its Italian partner Fiat SpA are forming a "global network" to share information and best practices, United Auto Workers President Bob King said.