Nexus One: The Story is a video blog series. Episode four is called “Manufacturing” and it shows how the Nexus One is manufactured in the HTC Manufacturing Facility. MORE
SHANGHAI, China-GM expects it will need to build a new assembly plant in the near future in China to accommodate strong growth in the world’s largest auto market, but it will not be building a plant this year. The automaker sold a record 1.83 million vehicles in China in 2009. MORE
SAN ANTONIO-Toyota’s San Antonio truck plant is pushing back the date it will return production to two shifts on the assembly line to March 1 to allow more time for training. Production was slated to return to full swing on Feb. 22 for first time since the summer of 2008. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen officials said Friday that it is starting work on a 500-employee supplier park next to the main VW assembly plant that is due to go into production early next year. Frank Fischer, VW Chattanooga president, said work will start on the supplier park soon and it should be ready by June. He said it will feature two buildings that are each over 220,000 square feet. MORE
SEATTLE-Boeing showed off the interior of a 787 Dreamliner parked at Paine Field and provided a glimpse of some advances on the 787 assembly line inside the factory. The partial passenger cabin installed in Dreamliner No. 3 will be used to test elements of the passenger experience, including air flow, noise levels and the heating and emergency oxygen systems. Meals will be prepared in the galley. Toilets will be stress-tested. MORE
GREENVILLE, SC-Proterra Inc., a manufacturer of drive and energy storage systems for buses and trucks, will locate a new assembly and innovation center here. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 employees. MORE
MADISON-Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill Friday that will enable cities and counties access to unused bonding authority given under the federal stimulus law. The money could help manufacturers create jobs in the state. MORE
WASHINGTON-New factory orders rose 1 percent in December, twice as much as the 0.5 percent gain economists were expecting. Orders have risen for eight of the past nine months. MORE
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