NBC Nightly News Transcript 5:30 p.m. newscast November 20, 2008 혻 Brian Williams (on camera): As Detroit faces this uncertain future, there are places in this country where the auto industry is doing better and it is for several reasons. That report tonight from Montgomery, Alabama and NBC’s Ron Mott. 혻 Ron Mott (NBC reporter voice over): The battle for survival in the U.S. auto industry has gradually moving away from Detroit southward. Foreign automakers like Hyundai in Montgomery, Alabama have been building plants in the Southeast for the past twenty-five years; lured by tax incentives and cheaper non-union labor and while they are feeling the economic pinch too.  혻 Mercedes, Toyota and BMW all plan layoffs, foreign companies are still expanding. Three new assembly plants in southern states are under construction. 혻 Neal Wade (on camera): An automotive parlance is like going from zero to sixty in five seconds. Ten years ago we did 혻not produce one vehicle this past year we did 800,000 vehicles. 혻 Ron Mott (NBC reporter voice over): Experts say foreign automakers have been ahead of GM, Ford and Chrysler in producing fuel efficient vehicles and in creating manufacturing techniques focused as much on process as product. 혻 Ron Mott (NBC reporter on camera inside HMMA): Further helping these companies weather the storm; modern facilities allowing them to respond to changes in market forces faster than the big three; virtually no pension costs for ...