DETROIT-Despite dismal sales in January, industry analysts say carmakers may have finally found the bottom and that the market is beginning to stabilize. MORE

SHANGHAI-Volkswagen AG says it has no plans to delay the expansion of its car manufacturing plant in southwest China. MORE

GRAND JUNCTION, CO-Leitner-Poma of America Inc., a manufacturer of ski lift equipment, has opened a 92,000 square-foot assembly plant here. In 2008, the company sold 13 chairlifts for resorts around the world. Each system was worth between $4 million and $6 million. MORE

DETROIT-As the auto industry struggles, some parts suppliers are turning to a business that continues to prosper-healthcare. MORE

BANGALORE, India-Despite the ongoing recession, India’s electric car manufacturer Reva is looking to increase production with the help of a new assembly plant. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler LLC has resumed production in about half of its assembly plants, including those in Toledo, Ontario, St. Louis and Saltillo, Mexico. MORE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Atlas Copco AB, the world’s biggest maker of air compressors, plans to lay off approximately 3,000 workers in response to declining orders. MORE

TIANJIN, China-The first Airbus A320 jetliner assembled in China is scheduled to make its first flight in May. MORE

BEIJING-An estimated 26 million rural Chinese are out of work as a result of the current global economic slowdown. MORE

WASHINGTON-The U.S. wind energy industry shattered all previous records in 2008 by installing 8,358 megawatts of new generating capacity, increasing the country’s total wind-power capacity by 50 percent. MORE