AUTOS

Ford Workers Ratify Contract: Workers for Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford Motor Co. overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year contract, as the United Auto Workers turned to the difficult task of negotiating a similar pact with General Motors Corp. With a tentative agreement awaiting expected ratification at Chrysler Corp., GM now faces negotiations alone on two fronts. In Detroit, the world’s largest auto maker continued to talk with the UAW after a weekend of low-level negotiations. In Toronto, the more militant Canadian Auto Workers union also was bargaining, but amid a threat to strike if no agreement is reached before midnight Wednesday. The UAW said Ford production workers approved their contract by a 90% majority. Skilled trades workers endorsed it by a margin of 83%.