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Nissan, NRG to Create Fast-Charge Network for EVs
2/1/2013Nissan Motor Co. and NRG Energy Inc. plan to install 500 quick-charge facilities in major U.S. cities over the next 18 months to bolster interest in electric cars.
Americans Increase Spending at Slower Pace
2/1/2013U.S. consumer spending, which grew 0.4% from October to November, rose 0.2% last month, the Dept. of Commerce reports.
VW Ponders Higher Growth Targets
2/1/2013Volkswagen AG is preparing to set new expansion goals because the company is already nearing the objectives it set for 2018, according to Bernd Osterloh, head of VW's works council.
Neumann Will Run Opel and GM Europe
1/31/2013Karl-Thomas Neumann, a former senior executive at Volkswagen AG, will take over as CEO of General Motors Co.'s Opel subsidiary on March 1.
UAW Supporters Say Nissan Threatens Plant Closing
1/31/2013Pro-union workers at Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., assembly plant tell the Associated Press that company officials have threatened to shutter the factory if employees there vote for union representation.
Forecast: Auto Sales in Japan to Drop 12%
1/31/2013Automakers are expected to sell 4.74 million new cars, commercial vehicles and buses in Japan this year compared to 5.36 million units in 2012, The Nikkei reports, citing an industry forecast.
Japan’s Auto Sales May Drop 12%
1/31/2013Automakers are expected to sell 4.74 million new cars, commercial vehicles and buses in Japan this year compared to 5.36 million units in 2012, The Nikkei reports, citing an industry forecast.
Goodyear to Close Plant in France
1/31/2013Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says it will shutter a tire factory in Amiens, France, that is losing about €61 million ($83 million) per year.
Tata Denies Plans to Make Vehicles in Romania
1/31/2013Tata Motors Ltd. refutes a news report that the company is in talks about opening an assembly plant in Romania.
BMW to Sell Husqvarna Motorcycle Unit
1/31/2013BMW AG says it is realigning its motorcycle operations to focus on urban transportation and e-mobility, such as electric scooters.