AUBURN HILLS, MI-In a recent memo, Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli told employees that recent sales have been even worse than anticipated. MORE

BEIJING-Assemblers are increasingly locating their plants in places other than China, due to that country’s increasing number of problems. MORE

MUNICH, Germany-BMW is demanding that each of its plants find a way to increase production efficiencies by 7 percent to 8 percent each year. MORE

LOUISVILLE-Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says two more Japanese automotive suppliers plan to establish new plants in his state. MORE

HANOI, Vietnam-The Vietnamese government has approved a $1.2 billion high-tech park with space enough for some 70,000 workers. MORE

TOKYO-Honda Motor Co. has begun production of the new FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle in limited quantities on a new dedicated line. MORE

DETROIT-One of the most valuable aspects of Ford Motor Co.'s assembly plants today is the millions of dollars of scrap metal that can be salvaged from their empty carcasses. MORE

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia-Hyundai plans to ramp up production at the $510 million assembly facility in early 2011. MORE

BEIJING-Recent flooding in China has been especially in the industrial region of Guangdong, where more than 10,000 factories have had to close. MORE

TOKYO-Honda Motor Co. is still struggling to resume full production in China in the wake of a flood that damaged two of its engine facilities in Guangzhou. MORE