NedCar Plant to Begin Mini Production in 2014
11/29/2012BMW AG confirms it will begin sourcing some of its Mini small cars from the Netherlands in the second half of 2014.
Ford Tweaks Troubled Touch-Screen System Again
11/29/2012Ford Motor Co. plans to upgrade the software of its touch-screen infotainment system for the second time this year.
Ford Prepares for Fiscal Cliff
11/29/2012Ford Motor Co. is making a contingency plan for the possibility that the U.S. economy goes off the so-called "fiscal cliff" on Jan. 1, Ford Americas President Mark Fields tells reporters at the Los Angeles auto show.
Fisker to Start Sales in China in Early 2013
11/29/2012Fisker Automotive Inc. plans to begin selling its Karma extended-range hybrid sedan in China in the first quarter of next year, Chairman Henrik Fisker tells Reuters.
Toyota Boosts U.S. Sales Outlook
11/29/2012Toyota Motor Co. now expects to sell about 2 million cars and light trucks in America this year, up 100,000 units from its previous forecast, Bloomberg News reports.
Toyota Shrinks Next-Generation RAV4
11/28/2012Toyota Motors Corp.'s redesigned RAV4 small crossover is shorter, lower, wider and lighter than its predecessor.
Justice Dept. Claims Veto Rights on A123 Sale
11/28/2012The U.S. Dept. of Justice asserts that any bankruptcy sale of the assets of battery maker A123 Systems Inc. must protect the interests of the federal government, the Associated Press reports.
GM May Split Duties of Former Global Marketing Chief
11/28/2012Mark Reuss, president of General Motors Co.'s North America unit, tells Bloomberg News that the company is interviewing candidates for several senior marketing jobs.
BMW Reveals Pre-Production i3 EV Coupe
11/28/2012BMW AG is using this week's Los Angeles auto show to present a near-production coupe version of the i3 electric car it aims to introduce sometime next year.
Sogefi Ends Negotiation to Buy ThyssenKrupp Unit
11/28/2012Italian auto supplier Sogefi SpA tells Reuters it has broken off talks with ThyssenKrupp AG about buying the German steelmaker's vehicle suspension business.