The Fort Wayne plant will be closed the weeks of April 4 and 11. It has been running on three shifts per day making Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierra light duty pickups.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc. will idle its Princeton plant on April 1, 8, 14, 15 and 18, the company said.

In a Friday news release, the heavy engine manufacturer said it would "suspend all commercial operations in Russia indefinitely" and was taking steps to quickly halt its remaining business there.

Gov. Eric Holcomb joined President Joe Biden and others this week to call for a bill in Congress to create more semiconductor manufacturing jobs. They're calling it a "bipartisan innovation act," but lawmakers haven't finalized or even published language to vote on yet.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker learned valuable lessons last year when it converted an Indiana factory to boost emergency production of ventilators to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients.

The Bedford Casting Operations, south of Bloomington, will be upgraded to produce components for the engine and transmission for the Chevrolet Silverado EV that is set to debut next year.

Elkhart-based Forest River RV announced it has purchased three industrial park buildings in the Noble County city of Ligonier. The company plans to use the site an IBEX Travel Trailer production, parts and service center.

Figures compiled by the RV Industry Association show that RV factories shipped about 55,000 units during September.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, Purdue President Mitch Daniels, and officials with Saab gathered in West Lafayette Wednesday for the grand opening of a new manufacturing and research facility.

Garbage trucks, snowplows, and salt trucks use specialized computer chips and sensors to operate -- and local commissioners say problems with either can put vehicles out of commission.