Daily News Briefs: May 9, 2012

By Kelsey Mays

March 5, 2015

In other news:

To increase production capacity by 40,000 vehicles, Ford announced it will idle 13 facilities this summer, including six assembly plants, for just one week instead of the customary two.
More evidence of Toyota’s comeback: The Detroit News reports first-quarter profits hit $1.5 billion at current exchange rates, up 376% over 2011’s earthquake-hobbled first quarter.
As Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries shifts its growth focus from China to the U.S., it will increase capacity at its Indiana assembly plant nearly 20% by 2014, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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