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DETROIT—Chrysler’s assembly plants in Dundee, MI, and Windsor, ON, have awards for implementing world class manufacturing practices.

TERRE HAUTE, IN—ThyssenKrupp Presta is spending $22 million to expand its assembly plant here. The manufacturer of automotive steering systems expects to add 120 jobs by 2013.

DETROIT—For the first time in more than 20 years, U.S. automakers are questioning a pillar of manufacturing: The practice of just-in-time manufacturing.

BOWLING GREEN, KY—A man, who was once paralyzed, got to live out a dream when he spent the day working at the Corvette assembly line here.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Toyota has opened a new technical center here that will specialize in R&D for in-vehicle infotainment systems.

SPRUCE PINE, NC—Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. will spend $1.1 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating an estimated 70 jobs.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—When Volkswagen was planning its new assembly plant here, it was determined not to repeat the mistakes it made 20 years ago at its first U.S. assembly plant.

LEBANON, KY—Automotive supplier Fuel Total Systems California Corp. has opened a new assembly plant here. The $38 million facility will employ 100.

LANSING, MI—GM will launch a second shift at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant late this summer. The new shift coincides with the introduction of the Cadillac ATS, a new compact luxury car.

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI—Magna E-Car Systems, a partnership between Magna International and the Stronach Group, has opened a new assembly plant here to make components for hybrid and electric vehicles.