BELDEN, MS—Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi and four local community colleges are launching a program to train people for advanced manufacturing jobs.

DETROIT—Automakers just reported their strongest monthly sales in five years. Will the trend continue in 2013?

CARROLLTON, GA—Decostar Industries, a division of Magna Exteriors and Interiors, is investing $26 million to expand its plant here.

Assemblers at Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) build four versions of the popular Ford Focus compact sedan. 

LONDON—Automakers are using digital planning, smart manufacturing and other high-tech tools to improve flexibility and reduce time to market.

FLAT ROCK, MI—Ford Motor Co. plans to invest more than $500 milion in its assembly plant here to build next-generation models of the Fusion and Mustang.

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

TRAVERSE CITY, MI—Toyota plans to build and design more vehicles in North America as a hedge against currency fluctuation.

JACKSON, MS—The UAW is stepping up efforts to organize workers at Nissan’s automotive assembly plant here.