Henry Ford, who created the automotive industry's first mass-market hit with the Model T a century ago, was a proponent of radical simplicity.

Ford Motor Co. could announce as early as Monday a plan to eventually reopen an idled engine plant in Windsor, Ont., the Windsor Star Web site reported today.

From the Ford Transmit Connect to Chrysler offering Internet access while driving, here’s some of the latest and greatest found in the autosphere:

Motor component firms have welcomed the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover by Indian firm Tata. Tata, India's biggest vehicle maker, is paying £1.15bn ($2.3bn) for the brands after months of negotiations with Ford.

General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford all have their own takes on the possibility of an economic downturn, and the effects it may have on auto sales.

The Dearborn automaker hooks up with the Electric Power Research Institute to get tests started with the Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid in the New York-New Jersey area.

NEW YORK, March 19, 2008 – For Bri-Tech, an innovative New York company built around connectivity, the Ford Transit Connect is the ideal transportation technology.

It would have been interesting to see what former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser might have done with Jaguar and Land Rover if given another chance.

With the Tata deal to buy Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford complete, the real work of turning around dying Jaguar and challenged Land Rover begins.

Ford luxury-brand deals since 1987: