LAFAYETTE, IN—The combination of a high yen and expensive shipping costs has Subaru considering an expansion of its assembly plant here.

PHOENIX—Dalsin Industries Inc., a sheet-metal fabrication and stamping company, plans to open a new manufacturing facility here, creating 35 to 50 jobs.

CUPERTINO, CA—Apple Inc. plans to spend more than $100 million next year to reshore production of its Mac computers,

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

KISSIMMEE, FL—Italico Aviation, a manufacturer of light sports aircraft, plans to open an assembly plant here.

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.

TANGIER, Morocco—The Renault-Nissan Alliance is hoping to beat the crowds in the nascent African automotive market by building the largest assembly plant on the continent. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is spending $1.23 billion to build a new factory here that will be able to produce 400,000 vehicles a year and will employ 6,000 people by 2015.

SHAKOPEE, MN—Emerson Electronic Co. plans to employ 500 people—400 new jobs and 100 transfers—at a new 508,000-square-foot assembly plant here.

SLATER, MO—GE has opened a new, $3 million assembly plant here to manufacture air filters for natural gas turbines. The facility employs 115 people.