INDIANAPOLIS-If current trends continue, Indiana is on track to reclaim a position it has not held since the era of the Duesenberg as a leading producer of automobiles. MORE

EVERETT, WA-The first couple of dozen 787 Dreamliners leave Boeing’s Everett final assembly plant will stop by the Boeing maintenance facility in San Antonio before being delivered to customers. MORE

LANSING, MI-Although Michigan’s three major automakers plan on cutting work rolls dramatically in the coming months, analysts say it shouldn’t cause too much damage to Michigan’s economy. MORE

ST. LOUIS-Boeing Co. wants to build the Air Force's next bomber, and it's teaming up with one of its biggest rivals to do so. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-Chrysler plans to lay off about 320 workers at its Detroit Axle plant next week and has told hourly workers at its Sterling Heights assembly plant that buyout packages are on the way there as well. MORE

BEIJING-Increasing wages may actually be good for Chinese manufacturers in the long run. MORE

CARACAS, Venezuela-President Hugo Chavez's government has decided to limit foreign car imports this year as Venezuela looks to increase the number of autos assembled domestically. MORE

DETROIT-Volkswagen of America chief executive Stefan Jacoby says his company is close to making a final decision regarding an assembly plant in the United States. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors Corp.’s reign as the undisputed automaking king of the hill has officially ended, as sales totals for 2007 show the automaker tied with Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. MORE

LODZ, Poland-Computer maker Dell Inc.’s newest and most advanced manufacturing facility can now be found in Poland, where the company hopes to tap into the growing computer market in Central and Eastern Europe. MORE