LANSING, MI-Volkswagen is reportedly looking at Michigan again as a possible site for its new U.S. Plant. MORE

WICHITA, KS-Cessna Aircraft Co. is teaming up with Shenyang Aircraft Corp. (Beijing) to manufacture the new Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft for sale in China and abroad. MORE

BURLINGTON, NC-Aircraft-engine builder Honda Aero Inc. has begun construction of a new headquarters and assembly plant, with plans to ramp up production in late 2010. MORE

CLAYCOMO, MO-In a move offering a glimpse of the flexibility afforded by its recently approved deal with the UAW, Ford Motor Co. wants to meeting surging demand for its Escape and Mercury Mariner models without hiring any new workers. MORE

KALUGA, Russia-According to Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, Russia will become Europe's biggest car market, overtaking Germany, by 2009. MORE

PORTSMOUTH, UK-A robotic hand capable of replicating the dexterous actions of a human hand is close to being completed, say scientists at the University of Portsmouth. MORE

TOKYO-In contrast to Toyota and Honda, which are highly dependent on the North American market, Suzuki sells six times as many cars in India as in the United States-an increasingly profitable strategy. MORE

TOKYO - Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hopes to be the world’s first manufacturer to open an aircraft-related production plant in Viet Nam with a new facility due to ramp up in 2008. MORE

WOLFSBURG, Germany-Volkswagen plans to invest $14 billion in production capacity over the next 3 years, both at home and in places like Russia and India. MORE

LOUISVILLE, KY-State officials have approved $60 million in tax incentives to encourage Ford Motor Co. to upgrade its Kentucky Truck Plant. MORE