OGDEN, UT—Setpoint Ammunition has opened a new assembly plant here that features flexible production equipment.

SAN ANTONIO—International Automotive Components is constructing an assembly plant here to make vehicle interior components for Toyota.

SPRING HILL, TN—GM has upgraded the lighting at its assembly plant here, expecting to save some $800,000 annually in electricity costs.

TOYOTA, Japan—Toyota unveiled new manufacturing technologies at its flagship assembly plant here, including laser welders, stamping machines and a highly flexible assembly line that can grow or shrink over a weekend to adjust to demand.

DETROIT—Chrysler’s assembly plants in Dundee, MI, and Windsor, ON, have awards for implementing world class manufacturing practices.

TERRE HAUTE, IN—ThyssenKrupp Presta is spending $22 million to expand its assembly plant here. The manufacturer of automotive steering systems expects to add 120 jobs by 2013.

DETROIT—For the first time in more than 20 years, U.S. automakers are questioning a pillar of manufacturing: The practice of just-in-time manufacturing.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—A man, who was once paralyzed, got to live out a dream when he spent the day working at the Corvette assembly line here.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Toyota has opened a new technical center here that will specialize in R&D for in-vehicle infotainment systems.

SPRUCE PINE, NC—Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. will spend $1.1 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating an estimated 70 jobs.