IndustryWeek -- Leadership & Strategy

Hitachi Boosts Battery Output to Ride Hybrid Boom

Manufacturer aims to lift its production capacity to 3 million batteries a month, up from the current level of 40,000.

Manufacturer of bio-based polymers will operate as an independent company.

The U.S. automaker's joint ventures sold 814,442 vehicles in China in the first half of 2009, a 38% increase.

Ford reports smallest decline and reiterates plan to boost production.

However, the Institute for Supply Management's monthly index indicates pace of contraction is slowing, and a few positive trends appear.

Should the plan be approved in time, the government could begin to sell its stake as early as 2010, an official said during the bankruptcy hearing.

Factory will build components for competitor to Boeing’s Dreamliner.

Factories were focused on soft drink cans. Brewer says it has no plans to get rid of seven remaining beer can factories in the United States.

Sales rose by 8%. Despite challenging economy, good growth anticipated in 2010.

Hearing is expected to last several days as judge plows through hundreds of motions and objections to the plan.