Reuters: Norwegian electric car maker Think aims to open a manufacturing plant in the United States to produce 16,000 cars per year in the first phase and more later, the company said on Thursday. “U.S. production is expected to start in 2010,” Think said in a statement, estimating first-year volume at 2,500 units. The company is in talks with eight states, including Michigan, on a site for the facility that would initially employ about 300 workers to build its TH!NK city car, Think …