NEWS

Fisker Seeks Buyer, Investor or Partner

12/10/2012

Fisker Automotive Inc. says it hired investment bank Evercore Partners Inc. in the first half of this year to help it find a buyer or an automaker partner to inject capital and help lower production costs.

Marchionne Re-elected to Lead ACEA

12/9/2012

European automaker group ACEA has elected Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne to a second term as the group's president after a contentious 12 months.

Marchionne to Head ACEA for Second Year

12/9/2012

European automakers group ACEA has elected Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne to a second term as the group's president after a contentious 12 months.

BMW Names New Sales Chief in China

12/9/2012

BMW AG has appointed Karsten Engel, senior vice president of BMW Group Germany, to become head the company's Beijing-based sales operations in China on March 1.

Chinese Bidder Wins Auction for A123 Assets

12/9/2012

China's Wanxiang Group has agreed to pay $257 million to buy most of the assets of bankruptcy Waltham, Mass.-based A123 Systems Inc.

Wanxiang Group Wins Auction for Battery Maker A123

12/9/2012

Wanxiang Group has agreed to pay $257 million for most of the assets of bankrupt lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems Inc.

Fiat to Lay Off 1,500 Employees in Poland

12/9/2012

Fiat SpA says it will shed about one-quarter of the 5,800 jobs at its assembly plant in Tychy, Poland.

U.S. Jobless Rate Falls to Four-Year Low

12/9/2012

America's unemployment rate dropped to 7.7% in November the best reading since December 2008 from 7.9% in October, the Dept. of Labor reports.