Bosch to suspend production to avoid inventory build-up

September 22nd, 2009 General Motors raising output at 3 factoriesDETROIT — General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to make up for production lost from a large-scale factory consolidation announced earlier in the year.

September 10th, 2009 Georgia commission votes to suspend educatorsATLANTA — The Georgia Professional Standards Commission has temporarily suspended the teaching licenses of two DeKalb County educators accused in a cheating scandal. The commission voted Thursday on a two-year suspension for former Atherton Elementary principal James Berry, and a one-year suspension for former assistant principal Doretha Alexander.

August 27th, 2009 Bio Box: Winnebago CEO Robert OlsonName: Robert Olson Occupation: Chairman, president and CEO of Winnebago Industries Inc. Age: 58 (Born July 17, 1951) Home: Forest City, Iowa Family: Married to Kathleen.

August 18th, 2009 Tesla to open power train plant in Palo AltoPALO ALTO, Calif. — Tesla Motors will open a new power train production facility and corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., as the electric-car maker moves to expand production after a recent award of government loans, the company said Tuesday.

August 13th, 2009 Ford to increase production 21 pct in 3QDEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.

August 13th, 2009 Ford to boost production of Focus, Escape in 3QDEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.

July 31st, 2009 AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers'WASHINGTON — Congressional officials say the government plans to suspend the popular "cash for clunkers" program amid concerns it could quickly use up the $1 billion in rebates for new car purchases. The Transportation Department called congressional offices late Thursday to alert them to the decision to halt the program, which offered owners of old cars and trucks $3,500 or $4,500 toward a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle.

July 1st, 2009 GM, Ford suspend Russia productionMOSCOW — U.S. car giants General Motors and Ford suspended operations on their production lines in Russia Wednesday as the deepening economic crisis squeezes Russian consumers' demand for new cars.

June 10th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Bosch Automotive Electronics India, a 100 percent subsidiary of the Bosch group, will supply brake solutions for the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, the company said Wednesday. The firm will open a small unit in Gujarat to supply the brake solutions to Tata Motors, which is setting up a plant in Sanand, about 45 km from here, to manufacture the Rs.100,000 car, Sanjay Chakravarty, head-corporate communications of Bosch Group India, told reporters here.

June 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - German industrial equipment maker Mann-Hummel GmbH (M&H) is expanding its India operations to supply light weight filters to automobile and industrial manufacturers, a top official said here Wednesday. "As part of our expansion plans in India, we are setting up a second plant at Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh to manufacture a range of filter systems using plastics for automotive and industrial applications," M&H board member Manfred Wolf told reporters.

June 3rd, 2009 AP source: GM studying more temporary shutdownsDETROIT — General Motors Corp. is evaluating the temporary closure of more factories in the third quarter as it tries to control inventory to prepare for its exit from bankruptcy protection, a person briefed on the plans said Wednesday.

June 2nd, 2009 Chrysler plants to resume production by late JuneNEW YORK — Chrysler LLC is planning on resuming production at the majority of its plants by the last week of June, said Steven Landry, an executive vice president at the automaker. Chrysler idled all of its factories almost immediately after it filed for bankruptcy protection as it sought to reduce excess inventory.

May 8th, 2009 Pilgrim's Pride 2Q loss narrows as costs dropPITTSBURG, Texas — Chicken producer Pilgrim's Pride Corp., which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, said Thursday its second-quarter loss narrowed as costs declined in its chicken business. The Pittsburg, Texas-based company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday that it lost $58.8 million, or 79 cents a share, in the three-month period that ended March 28.

January 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Star Alliance Common IT Platform (CITP) has taken a significant step forward with the successful migration of additional member carriers to the new inventory platform, it was announced Thursday. Austrian, Adria Airways and Croatia Airlines have all switched their inventory, pricing, flight schedules, seat planning and passenger re-accommodation applications to the new inventory management module of the Amadeus Altéa solution, which forms part of the CITP, an Amadeus statement said.

January 6th, 2009 CHENNAI - Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland Ltd Wednesday reported a 63 percent fall in its December sales over the corresponding month previous year. In a statement, the company said it sold 2,321 units last month as against 6,340 units a year ago.