NASHVILLE (AP) – Volkswagen is conducting a national search to fill the most specialized of 1,000 new jobs at its Chattanooga plant.

The German automaker said Monday that it is using a national print and online advertising campaign to fill specialty positions, including maintenance technicians, manufacturing engineers and logistics supervisors.

2. Thinking of Getting a Smaller Car? Wait Until Fall - Tuesday, July 19, 2011

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Thinking of trading in the clunker in your garage for something that gets better gas mileage? Wait a little longer.

Small car prices, which have set record highs this year, are expected to come down this fall.

3. Toyota's Mississippi Auto Plant Plan Draws UAW Ire - Monday, June 21, 2010

Toyota's announcement that it will resume construction of a car factory in Mississippi was a much-needed piece of good news for both the state struggling with persistent unemployment and the automaker trying to recover some goodwill after a recall crisis bruised its reputation.

4. Toyota Restarts Mississippi Auto Plant - Thursday, June 17, 2010

TOKYO (AP) – Toyota will resume construction of a dormant plant in Northeast Mississippi, hiring 2,000 workers with the goal of building compact Corolla sedans by the fall of 2011, the Japanese automaker said Thursday.

5. GM Offering Deep Discounts on Saturn, Pontiac - Wednesday, December 30, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - General Motors Co. is offering deep discounts on its remaining Saturn and Pontiac vehicles as it looks to move the leftover inventory of the soon-to-be-dead brands, according to a published report.

6. Northeast Miss. Waits for Toyota to Deliver on Promises - Tuesday, December 01, 2009

TUPELO, Miss. – Oh, what a wait. This month marks a year since Toyota delayed the start of operations at its new $1.3 billion vehicle manufacturing plant off U.S. 78 in Blue Springs.

The delay has put on hold nearly 2,000 jobs and an expected economic boom for Northeast Mississippians, who are biding their time as Toyota continues to reaffirm its commitment.

7. AutoZone Q3 Profit Climbs on Brisk Parts Sales - Thursday, May 28, 2009

Automotive parts retailer AutoZone Inc. on Wednesday reported its fiscal third-quarter profit climbed 9.5 percent, helped by an increase in replacement-part sales as consumers held onto their cars longer.

8. Factory Orders Drop 3.9 Percent in December - Friday, February 06, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories fell for a record fifth straight month in December, closing out the worst year for American manufacturers since 2002. Analysts say the deepening U.S. recession will mean further weakness in coming months.

9. Falling Energy Prices Yet to Show Economic Return - Monday, December 22, 2008

PHOENIX (AP) - Economists believe that American consumers as a whole pocket a billion dollars every time the price for a gallon of gas drops by a penny. Given that retail gas prices have dropped by $2.44 per gallon since July, there should be a lot of money flowing back into the economy.

10. Ford Weighs Selling Volvo Amid Industry Downturn - Tuesday, December 02, 2008

DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. is considering selling Volvo Car Corp. as the U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash and survive tight credit markets and a global automotive sales crisis.

11. June Car Sales Plummet; More Declines Expected - Thursday, July 03, 2008

DETROIT (AP) - A last-minute no-interest financing offer and strong sales of some cars helped General Motors Corp. keep its U.S. sales over Toyota Motor Corp. last month, but it was still the worst June for the industry in 17 years and a harbinger of more misery ahead.