BMW Expanding Car-Share Business

BMW AG says the car-sharing venture it has been testing in four German cities for two years is ready to prove it can turn a profit.

BMW to Broaden Car-Sharing Venture

BMW AG says the car-sharing business it has been testing in four German cities for two years is ready to prove it can turn a profit.

Opel’s Bochum Factory Could Close Early

General Motors Co.'s Opel unit is threatening to shutter its assembly plant in Bochum, Germany, at the end of 2014 two years ahead of schedule unless the company's German workers agree to further cost reductions by next month.

GM Could Close German Plant Early

General Motors Co.'s Opel unit is threatening to shutter its assembly plant in Bochum, Germany, at the end of 2014 two years ahead of schedule unless the company's German workers agree to further cost reductions by next month.

Lithium-Ion EV Battery Market to Reach $22 Billion

Global demand for lithium-ion propulsion batteries for vehicles will surge from $1.6 billion last year to nearly $22 billion by the end of the decade, predicts Pike Research, a unit of Navigant Consulting Inc.

Daimler Sets Up Mobility Services Unit

Daimler Financial Services AG has created a Stuttgart-based unit to handle car sharing and other non-traditional mobility services.

U.S. Mulls New Offset Barrier Crash Test

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it expects to add a "small-overlap" frontal crash test similar to one introduced last year by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Tesla Plant Is Operating at Full Capacity

Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc. says its assembly facility in Fremont, Calif., has reached its full production rate of 20,000 cars per year.

GM Seeks Early Contract Talks at Canadian Factory

General Motors Co. has asked the Canadian Auto Workers union to open contract negotiations at its assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., about six months early, according to CAW officials.

Ford Belgium Factory Remains Idled by Labor Strife

Ford Motor Co. reached an agreement earlier this month with the unions at its assembly plant in Genk, Belgium.