A nine week strike by members of the United Auto Workers union at American Axle Manufacturing & Holdings Inc. may be ending soon, according to a report today from the Detroit Free Press.

Preliminary details have emerged from a potential labor agreement between auto parts maker American Axle and UAW - which often indicates an agreement is imminent.

If you’re feeling a cool breeze coming from Wentzville, it might be sigh of relief. A General Motors Corp. van assembly plant there has been idled since March 6 due to the parts shortage the strike caused. About 2,400 people work at the plant assembly the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans.

American Axle provides driveline components for GM’s full-size vans, pickups and sport utility vehicles. The strike has affected about 43,000 GM hourly employees at 31 of its facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and a GM-owned Hummer plant in Indiana that is operated by AM General LLC.