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Magna to Open Seating Plant in Tennessee
9/4/2014Magna International Inc. is adding a fifth factory in Tennessee, this one to supply seat assemblies to General Motors Co.'s factory in Spring Hill.
Mazda Debuts Next-Generation MX-5 Miata
9/4/2014Mazda Motor Corp. has released official images of its new 2016 MX-5 Miata sports car, wrapped in a strikingly more exotic skin than any of the previous iterations.
Daimler Buys Two Smartphone Apps
9/4/2014Daimler AG's Moovel GmbH unit has acquired two smartphone apps that help users arrange transportation.
Nissan Names Former Disney Exec to Head U.S. Marketing
9/4/2014Nissan Motor Co. has hired Jeremy Tucker, formerly vice president for strategic marketing with the Walt Disney Co.'s consumer products business, to become vice president of marketing communications and media.
Tesla Gigafactory: Too Much, Too Soon?
9/3/2014The huge lithium-ion battery plant to be launched in 2017 by Tesla Motors Inc. and Panasonic Corp. is likely to create far more output than either company can use, warns an analysis by Lux Research Inc.
VW Cancels Some Shifts at Wolfsburg Plant
9/3/2014Volkswagen Group has agreed to cut some night shifts at its huge Wolfsburg plant as it struggles to cure manufacturing problems, Reuters reports.
Federal-Mogul to Spin Off Aftermarket Business
9/3/2014Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp. plans to split into two independent, publicly traded companies in the first half of 2015.
Renault to Supply 200 EVs to Orange
9/3/2014The Renault-Nissan alliance has agree to provide Orange SA, the French telecommunications giant, with 200 electric cars and vans next year.
New Kia Mexico Plant to Supply U.S.
9/3/2014Kia Motors Corp. hopes to alleviate its North American capacity jam by investing in a $1 billion assembly plant in Pesqueria, Mexico.
Tesla Claims to Not Break Georgia Rules
9/3/2014"Tesla has been and remains in full compliance with all Georgia laws in the opening and operation of its retail operations in that state," Simon Sproule, a spokesman for the Palo Alto, California-based company, said by e-mail yesterday.