Foreign automakers continued to gain market share last month at the expense of the manufacturers based in the Detroit area.

Ryobi, a diversified manufacturer based in Tokyo, has its own lines of electric power tools and home gardening equipment.

Buying groups are legally allowed to receive fees from manufacturers based on a percentage of sales to hospitals.

Cooper, a diversified manufacturer based in Houston, had been seeking an acquisition for several months.

In all, business jet deliveries were up 44 percent over the previous year, the manufacturer, based in Montreal, said.

Conformance is asserted by the manufacturer based on its conformity assessment.

The benefit managers also typically receive rebates from manufacturers, based on sales volume.

As a group, the far-flung multinationals are not as successful as manufacturers based in the United States.

Needler's was a sweet manufacturer based in Kingston upon Hull, England.

Pfizer is one of the largest manufacturers still based in New York City, which has lost at least 270,000 manufacturing jobs since 1987.