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Members of the media inspect a RS68 Thrust Chamber on display during a media day tour of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Chatsworth.

The Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association has set up a page at www.WisconsinLodging.org/Harley where people can find open hotels for Aug. 29 - Sept.

Ronald Niklasson holds the plaques he received from Ford Motor Company in recognition of completing more than 550 hours of training, and receiving the title of Senior Master Ford Technician.

Ingersoll-Rand plc , a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, today announced that it has completed a $1.55 billion debt offering consisting of three tranches, maturing in 2019, 2023 and 2043.

A biker rides his motorcycles in front of St. Peter's square during the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary event in Rome on June 14, 2013.

IntercontinentalExchange is set to win unconditional EU approval for its $8.2 billion bid for NYSE Euronext, sources said on Monday, in a deal that would strengthen its presence in the lucrative derivatives trading business.

Johnson Controls Inc is speaking to private equity firms about selling its roughly $1 billion automotive electronics unit, after buyout interest from many rival auto parts suppliers faltered, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Wilma Rees, 90, of Arizona and her twin sister, Amelia Kizer, 90, of Nebraska, members of the American Rosie the Riveter Association , worked on B-17 bombers at Boeing Aircraft in Seattle during World War II.

State officials are making the case to Fiat head Sergio Marchionne to select Tennessee for the Italian automaker's joint headquarters with Chrysler Group LLC. Marchionne met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and others on Sunday at a ceremony to mark the expansion of Fiat subsidiary Magneti Marelli's components plant in Pulaski.

The Porsche and Piech families are now again the sole shareholders of Porsche Automobil Holding SE.

A Ford Fiesta equipped with a new automatic transmission is displayed in a new unit plant in Blanquefort, southwestern France.

Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to U.S. consumers who haven't shown much interest in them, with more states following California's lead in setting sales targets.

Nissan's Smyna, Tenn., plant is one of the transplant operations that has boosted North American auto output.

Nissan Motor Co. 's take-no-prisoners approach to gaining U.S. market share has the auto industry worried that a price war is brewing that will erode the profit progress made since the recession ravaged auto sales.

Could an automobile rival an iPhone in connectivity? GM's chief executive doesn't think it's out of the question, and said the automaker has big plans for expanding mobile Internet service in the company's cars and trucks.

As an engineer for Harley Davidson, Heather Johnston moved to and from Milwaukee multiple times during her five-year tenure.

Harley Davidson motorcycles riders park their motorcycles in Via della Conciliazione leading to the Vatican, seen at top, as they wait for Pope Francis to drive by to bless them ahead of mass in St. Pope Francis on Sunday blessed thousands of Harley Davidsons and their riders as the American motorcycle manufacturer celebrated its 110th anniversary ... (more)

Harley Davidson motorcycles riders park their motorcycles in Via della Conciliazione leading to the Vatican, seen at top, as they wait for Pope Francis to drive by to bless them ahead of mass in St. Restless residents displaced by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are returning to previously closed neighborhoods as firefighters continue to ... (more)

Harley Davidson motorcycles are parked as Pope Francis, white figure seen above the crowd at top right, arrives to celebrate mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 16, 2013.

SAE Foundation announced today that it will honor Mary T. Barra with its Industry Leadership Award at the 2013 SAE Foundation Celebration Dinner.