DEARBORN, MI-Ford Motor Co. is using “Hollywood-style” computer technology to resolve ergonomic problems on the shop floor. MORE

WEST POINT, GA-Kia Motors Corp. has opened a new training facility in the southern United States as a first step in its construction of a new $1.2 billion automobile assembly plant. MORE

IRVINE, CA-Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. plans to begin assembling lift trucks at its Columbus, IN, facility in May. MORE

LONDON-According to reports, India's Tata Motors Ltd. will pay Ford Motor Co. approximately $2 billion to acquire the U.K.-based Jaguar and Land Rover. MORE

CRAIOVA, Romania – The Ford Motor Co. has become majority owner of the former Automobile Craiova vehicle manufacturing complex in Romania. The first Ford vehicle is expected to go into production at the plant in 2009. MORE

HANOI, Vietnam-Recent developments, including entry into the World Trade Organization and a number of new factories, have caused some analysts to tap Vietnam as the world’s next manufacturing powerhouse. MORE

LONDON-Chinese and Indian automotive manufacturers are still about five years behind in terms of quality, says JD Power and Associates founder Dave Power. MORE

BANGKOK, Thailand-Incentives from the Thai government to produce fuel-efficient "eco-cars" have yielded a raft of major investments and started changing the way Thais drive. MORE

DETROIT-After years of spinning off subsidiaries, General Motors Corp. is bringing operations back under its own roof in the wake of its recent contract with the UAW. MORE

TOULOUSE, France-European airplane maker Airbus says it is still in talks with a number of German firms regarding the possibility of spinning off some Airbus plants in France and Great Britain. MORE