MONTEREY, CA—Japanese luxury carmaker Infiniti is entertaining the possibility of assembling a new small car in Mexico.

LAGRANGE, GA—Automotive supplier Sewon Group is investing $10 million to expand its assembly plant here, adding 150 jobs.

DETROIT—Need a job? There's a shortage of engineers in the Motor City.

DETROIT—Autonomous vehicles may be the biggest thing to hit the auto industry in a long time.

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW is considering as many as four locations in Mexico at which to build a new assembly plant for the 3-series sedan.

DELTA TOWNSHIP, MI—GM has reached a tentative deal with the UAW local that represents hourly employees at the automaker’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford of Europe is developing a new virtual factory to simulate assembly line production processes to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI—Ford Motor Co. is hiring 225 workers and adding an assembly line at its assembly plant here to make a new hybrid-electric transmission. The carmaker is investing $220 million in the project.

SMYRNA, TN—Nissan’s automotive assembly plant here has earned ISO 50001 certification for leadership in energy management.

COLUMBUS, GA—Automotive supplier AFS America LLC is building a $3 million assembly plant and warehouse here. The facility will create 65 new jobs.