DETROIT (Reuters) - TRW Automotive Holdings Corp (TRW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday with the Canadian Auto Workers, ending a six-day-old strike that had idled a Chrysler minivan plant in Ontario.

The union and the auto parts supplier confirmed a deal had been reached on Tuesday afternoon.

A statement on the Web site of CAW Local 444 told union members to report for a ratification meeting on Tuesday evening that would clear the way for Chrysler to resume production of its all-new minivans by early on Wednesday.

Chrysler spokeswoman Michele Tinson said in a statement the automaker had asked workers at its Windsor Assembly Plant to report for the midnight shift. The plant employs about 4,400 hourly workers.

Chrysler plans to resume production of its Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Caravan minivans in Windsor as soon as Wednesday once the new TRW contract is ratified, Tinson said.

CAW-represented workers at the TRW plant in Windsor, Ontario walked off the job on Thursday.

The strike at the facility that makes suspension modules and safety systems forced automaker Chrysler to idle its nearby minivan plant because of parts shortages.

The work stoppage marked the second time in a week a strike at an auto supplier had shut down production for one of the Detroit-based automakers.

Earlier on Tuesday GM said it would close a seventh facility next week because of the widening impact of a strike against supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc (AXL.N: Quote, Profile, Research).