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GM Could Close German Plant Early
1/22/2013General 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.
Small Car Now Jaguar’s “Top Priority”
1/22/2013Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Cars unit says it is developing at least one compact model to expand the bottom end of its luxury-vehicle lineup.
Baby Jag is Now Brand’s “Top Priority”
1/22/2013Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar Cars unit says it is developing at least one compact model to expand the bottom end of its luxury-vehicle lineup.
Mercedes to Add Wrong-Way Driver Alert
1/22/2013This year Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit is introducing a system in Germany that warns drivers if they are about to enter a high-speed roadway on the wrong side.
Lithium-Ion EV Battery Market to Reach $22 Billion
1/22/2013Global 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.
Prius Development Chief to Become Toyota Chairman
1/22/2013Toyota Motor Corp. will install Takeshi Uchiyamada, who headed development of the company's Prius hybrid vehicle, as its new chairman in June, according to The Nikkei, which cites no sources.
German Luxury Brands Gamble on Hatchbacks for India
1/22/2013German carmakers, whose efforts to sell small luxury hatchbacks in China flopped, are now turning their efforts to India, Bloomberg News reports.
BMW to Offer Range Extender on i3 EV
1/21/2013BMW AG says it will offer an optional range extender on its little i3 electric city car that could quadruple the vehicle's range.
Renault to Launch Chinese Venture with Dongfeng
1/21/2013Renault SA is close to forming a 7.2 billion-yuan (€860 billion) carmaking joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co. in Wuhan, China, according to a government Web site.
Williams F1 Exec Moves to Daimler
1/21/2013Daimler AG has hired Toto Wolff as head of its motorsport activities and executive director of Formula One team Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix (MGP). Wolff had been executive director for F1 at competitor Williams Grand Prix.