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ERLANGER, KY-Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. built 1,671,009 vehicles and 1,571,872 engines in 2007, a new company record. Since 2002, Toyota's production volume in North America has increased 39 percent. MORE

MARYSVILLE, OH-U.S. Honda plants are reporting a record 2007, with more than 1 million vehicles produced, up 4 percent from 2006. MORE

MOSCOW-Russian truck maker Kamaz Inc. may team up with its Indian partner, Tatra Vectra (New Dehli, India), to build a truck assembly plant in Tennessee. MORE

BIRMINGHAM, AL-Alabama automakers shifted their assembly lines into high gear last year, rolling out a record 738,832 vehicles. MORE

PARIS-The European aerospace group EADS is buying up U.S. defence companies whenever possible as it seeks to escape the crippling effects of a strong euro and reduce its dependence on plane-maker Airbus, says group CEO, Louis Gallois. MORE

TIJUANA, Mexico-You just can't justify making sticks in the U.S. or Canada these days," says Ron Kunisaki, chief operating officer and co-founder of equipment manufacturer Warrior Hockey. MORE

DETROIT-General Motors Corp., its title as the world's largest automaker in serious jeopardy, is fighting back, boosting European sales 8.9 percent in 2007: a new record. MORE

NEW DEHLI, India-Tata Motors has unveiled a new $2,500 car for the “common man.” MORE

SHANGHAI, China-Ford Motor Co. posted a 30 percent year-over-year sales increase in China in 2007, selling a record 216,324 vehicles. MORE

LAGRANGE, GA-Korea-based Kia Motors has begun the process of hiring 2,500 workers for its new West Point production plant. MORE