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Silicon Valley electric sports car maker Tesla Motors is planning to go public soon, two people familiar with the situation said, outlining plans to sell stock and cash in on investor appetite for green technology and interest in battery-powered... 2:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 20
GM, Chrysler not required to make electric cars
The Obama administration's preference for robust electric car production will not influence its oversight of taxpayer equity in General Motors Co. and Chrysler, an administration official said. 2:30 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 18
• White House wants fast-track IPO for GM
A coalition of business leaders, including Nissan Motor Co. 10:25 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
Toyota to fix accelerators in U.S. recall, report says
Toyota Motor Corp. will soon offer to fix the accelerator pedals of up to 4 million vehicles in the United States that are subject to the company's largest ever safety recall, Kyodo News reported. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16 | UPDATED: 11/14/09 2:00 P.M.
Mazda outlines weight-loss program
Mazda Motor Corp. will reduce its vehicle weights by at least 220 pounds beginning in 2011, with a combination of lighter-weight materials, smaller vehicle footprints and new engineering processes, a top executive says. 12:49 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 11
Battery maker A123 posts loss; sales top forecasts
Battery maker A123 Systems Inc. posted revenue that beat Wall Street estimates along with a big loss on Tuesday, in its first quarterly results since its closely watched share debut in September. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 11 | UPDATED: 11/11/09 10:25 a.m. ET
Agency names director for green car loan program
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has appointed a venture capitalist to help speed application reviews for the agency’s $25 billion loan program to develop electric and other high-technology vehicles. 4:13 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 10
BorgWarner forecast weathers global storm
BorgWarner Inc. forecasts about $1.8 billion in net new powertrain business in the next three years, surprising analysts who expected the supplier's plan to take a sharper hit from the global recession. 12:06 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9 | UPDATED: 11/9/09 4:23 p.m. ET
Auto execs tout higher fuel taxes
There's a simple way to get Americans to drive fuel-efficient cars, but they are not going to like it -- sharply hike the gasoline tax. 11:31 am U.S. ET | Nov. 4
Fisker, UAW aim to reach labor deal
Fisker Automotive, a California-based start-up car company, expects to complete a deal with the UAW before year-end for the union to represent workers at an old General Motors plant Fisker is acquiring. 2:01 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 3
Faurecia buys exhaust system supplier Emcon
French auto supplier Faurecia SA said today it plans to acquire Emcon Technologies to create the world's largest exhaust systems supplier -- with $7.7 billion in annual revenue. 12:01 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 2 | UPDATED: 11/2/09 1:51 p.m. ET
GM's Volt engineer Weber moving to Opel
Frank Weber, the German-born engineer in charge of the Chevrolet Volt, is moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel. 2:43 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 30 | UPDATED: 10/30/09 3:08 p.m. ET
Ford selects Azure for Transit Connect drivetrain
Azure Dynamics Corp. has replaced SEV US Corp. as developer of the drivetrain for Ford Motor Co.'s battery-electric Transit Connect commercial van slated to launch next year, the automaker said today. 11:50 am U.S. ET | Oct. 30
California locks in Tesla sedan plant with tax deal
California struck a tax incentive agreement with Tesla on Wednesday to ensure that the electric vehicle maker builds its sedan production facility in the state, possibly in the Los Angeles area. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 29
GM, Chrysler not required to make electric cars
The Obama administration's preference for robust electric car production will not influence its oversight of taxpayer equity in General Motors Co. and Chrysler, an administration official said. 2:30 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 18
• White House wants fast-track IPO for GM
Battery battle: Asian firms have early edge
American, European and Asian automakers have signed agreements with Asian battery makers. The links range from joint development work and supply contracts to joint ventures that will manufacture batteries. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
• Asian Goliaths loom over North American Davids
Experts urge new technologies be stirred into CAFE scores
Many new fuel-saving technologies that are in development or on the road don't register in the government's measures of miles per gallon, used to compute automakers' corporate average fuel economy scores. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
Government weighs new approaches to CAFE
The federal government is taking public comments on proposed changes to the long-standing corporate average fuel economy mandate. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
Spring Hill still a green scene despite Saturn's demise
It could be seen as bitter irony. Barely 30 days before it was scheduled to cease production in November, General Motors Co.' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 16
