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  • Bill Targets Rental Companies Defective Vehicles Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:36 AM ET

    The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 would ban companies from renting a recalled vehicle until the safety hazard is fixed.

  • No Break for You: Automakers Rev Up Production Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:00 AM ET
    A Ford C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicle comes off the assembly line at the Michigan Assembly Plant.

    The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks.

  • Mercedes dealer review opens home front in luxury war Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:53 AM ET

    The answer, in the luxury carmaker's German showrooms, is more than it takes to shift an Audi- just part of the cost gap Daimler wants to close with its premium rivals. Among the top three, Mercedes depends on its unprofitable company-owned dealerships for a bigger share of domestic sales than either Volkswagen's Audi or BMW, which rely more on franchises.

  • HONG KONG, May 22- China shares were headed for a sixth-straight daily gain on Wednesday, with most automakers strong after the official China Securities Journal cited an industrial association as saying that May car sales could stay strong.

  • DETROIT, May 21- A boutique carmaker led by former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier made an offer this month to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter said. VL Automotive and China's Wanxiang Group are looking to gain control of Fisker through a prepackaged bankruptcy.

  • Movers roundup: Tesla, BioScrip Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 5:52 PM ET

    Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, May 21, from AP Business News:. _ Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. fell, a brief decline amid huge gains this month after the electric car maker posted its first quarterly profit.

  • Tesla shares pull back slightly after huge gains Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 3:09 PM ET

    DETROIT-- Tesla Motors fell more than 5 percent in early trading Tuesday, a brief decline amid huge gains this month after the electric car maker posted its first quarterly profit. Tesla's stock price had jumped 74 percent between May 8, when first-quarter earnings were announced, and May 14, when it hit a 52- week high of $97.12.

  • DETROIT, May 21- A boutique carmaker led by former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier made an offer to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive this month, people familiar with the matter said.

  • DETROIT, May 21- A boutique carmaker led by a former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz and China's largest auto parts supplier submitted an offer to buy cash-strapped "green" car company Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter said.

  • Tesla Set to Repay $465 Million in DOE Loans Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 12:48 PM ET
    Tesla Motors S Model

    Tesla CEO is expected to use the potentially $1 billion windfall from a new stock offering to pay off the maker's $465 million in DOE loans, and to help fund additional products.

  • Plug-Based Cars Top 100,000, But Lags Expectations Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 9:00 AM ET
    A power cable from a vehicle charging station is seen plugged into the side of a Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid in San Francisco, California.

    Some green-minded U.S. motorist helped the nascent battery car market reach a critical milestone this past weekend, purchasing the 100,000th plug-based vehicle.

  • CAPE TOWN, May 21- Ten striking South African miners were taken to hospital on Tuesday after being hit by rubber bullets, police said, as labour strife swells in mines and factories ahead of mid-year pay negotiations.

  • Detroit Roars Back After Years of Quality Issues Monday, 20 May 2013 | 10:11 AM ET
    A Ford C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicle comes off the assembly line at the Michigan Assembly Plant.

    Millions of Americans have walked away from GM, Ford and Chrysler because of quality, reliability and service problems. But times are changing in Detroit.

  • Dreamliner Flying Again in US After Lengthy Grounding Sunday, 19 May 2013 | 11:27 PM ET
    Boeing 787 Dreamliiner

    After 123 days being grounded and then repaired to ensure its battery systems do not catch fire, Boeing 787 Dreamliners are about to once again make commercial flight in the United States.

  • Automaker stocks climb, Europe reports sales gain Friday, 17 May 2013 | 2:37 PM ET

    Shares of automakers rose Friday, with General Motors Co. stock reaching its highest price in more than two years, as Europe became the latest part of the globe to report rising auto sales.

  • Tesla shares down on bigger stock and note sales Friday, 17 May 2013 | 1:12 PM ET

    NEW YORK-- Tesla Motors shares fell Friday as the electric car maker increased the size of its stock and note sales by nearly 17 percent. THE SPARK: Tesla disclosed in a regulatory filing that it now plans to sell 3.39 million shares in a public offering, and has priced them at $92.24 each, according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • Tesla boosts stock, note offering nearly 17 pct. Friday, 17 May 2013 | 10:50 AM ET

    PALO ALTO, Calif.-- Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. has increased the size of its stock and note sales by almost 17 percent, citing high demand from investors. The Palo Alto, Calif., company said in a regulatory filing on Friday that is now expects to gross $968 million from the sales, which will take place on May 22.

  • European shares near peaks, carmakers rally Friday, 17 May 2013 | 6:32 AM ET

    LONDON, May 17- European shares held near multi-year highs in volatile trade on Friday, with some investors using early weakness as a buying opportunity and with carmakers cheered by signs of a revival in domestic sales. The STOXX Europe 600 auto sector added 2.4 percent after data showed Europe's car market growing for the first time in 1-1/ 2 years in April.

  • MILAN, May 16- Italian carmaker Fiat SpA said on Thursday the idea of moving the group's legal headquarters to the United States is not on the agenda. " The statement referred to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday that cited people familiar with the matter as saying Fiat was considering moving its headquarters to the United States.

  • Tesla Earns Quality May Not Matter as Stock Surges Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 1:35 PM ET

    Flying red flags over the quality of Tesla's earnings would appear to be foolhardy. Still, to ignore it is just as foolhardy.

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