It would be like one auto plant going out of business, but spread over the whole West.

At the auto plant, she was earning about $16 an hour, plus benefits.

It was the third consecutive decline at auto plants, to 82.4 percent in March.

The operating rate at auto plants fell to 75.2 percent last month, down two percentage points from August.

People all have jobs now, at the steel mill and the auto plant.

"I just took him around to the auto plant so he could fill out an application," Andrew said.

Ford hired Harry to work in one of his auto plants.

For many women, the money from the auto plant was a ticket out of bad relationships.

Last year, auto plants in China produced 1.08 million vehicles, up 52 percent from 1991.

Next he took his management team on extensive tours of Japanese auto plants.