YOKOSUKA, Japan-Nissan Motor Co. is ramping up production of its all-electric vehicle on a flexible assembly line. MORE

ADA, OH-The Wilson Sporting Goods factory here has just finished making more than 200 game balls for Super Bowl XLV. MORE

TOKYO-Toyota has unveiled a new U-shaped assembly line in Japan that allows it to reduce production time. MORE

ELKHART, IN-Manufacturers of recreational vehicles and musical instruments are ramping up their assembly lines. MORE

FLINT, MI-General Motors is planning to add more than 600 jobs to its assembly plant here. The plant, which currently has more than 2,000, will hire workers who had previously been laid off by GM. MORE

TANNER, AL-Phase II of the Alabama Robotics Technology Park here is under way, with an opening set for early in 2011. This Phase includes a 30,000-sq-ft Advanced Technology Research and Development Center featuring a test facility for robotics manufacturers. MORE

DETROIT-The new, as-yet-unnamed Cadillac small car coming to GM’s Lansing Grand River assembly plant will evolve into a stable of vehicles. MORE

NEW DELHI, India-Deere & Company will will invest approximately $100 million to build a new assembly plant in India and expand its current tractor factory in Pune. MORE

FRANKFURT, Germany-Volkswagen’s premium car unit Audi might build a US asssembly plant in the next few years. In the meantime, it will increase capacity at its plant in Gyor, Hungary. MORE

WINDSOR, ON-The Windsor Assembly Plant will get a new, more versatile platform, allowing it to produce a variety of vehicles, including a hybrid minivan, a smaller people carrier and possibly a full-sized sedan, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday. MORE