IN BRIEF

ATLANTIC CITY

Trump Plaza loses appeal on union vote

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has lost its appeal to overturn the results of a spring election where more than two-thirds of dealers voted to join the United Auto Workers Union.

Last Friday, a National Labor Relations Board judge declined to overturn the elections results, saying the casino had not met its burden of proof, the Press of Atlantic City reported in its Wednesday editions.

Shortly after the spring election, the casino asked the NLRB to set aside election results, alleging that the union tainted conditions for a fair election.

The UAW has sought to organize dealers at all 11 Atlantic City casinos this year, winning elections at Bally's Atlantic City, Trump Plaza and Caesars Atlantic City. It has lost elections at Atlantic City Hilton and Trump Marina Hotel Casino.

BEIJING

Chrysler signs deal to import Chinese autos

Chrysler Group signed a deal Wednesday with China's biggest automaker, Chery, to launch a low-cost production venture that could export the first Chinese-made cars to the United States.

The first cars will reach Latin America or Eastern Europe within a year and models should be exported to North America and Western Europe in 2 1/2 years, said Chrysler CEO Tom LaSorda.

The alliance offers 10-year-old Chery Automobile Co., based in the eastern Chinese city of Wuhu, an opportunity to realize its longtime ambition of entering the U.S. market.

Chery CEO and Chairman Yin Tongyao said the deal will help Chery improve its skills as it tries to expand foreign sales of its own models.