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• January U.S. auto sales seen continuing 2012's strong pace Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 11:21 AM ET

  The industry is expected to report on Feb. 1 an annual sales rate in January of 15.3 million vehicles, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. J.D. Power and LMC Automotive, in a joint press release, said they expect U.S. retail sales in January to reach the highest rate in five years.

• UPDATE 1-VW says may enter low-cost market with China-built car Friday, 25 Jan 2013 | 7:51 AM ET

  WOLFSBURG, Germany, Jan 25- Volkswagen may build its first low-cost car in China, a company executive said, as the German group ponders a move into no-frills vehicles to compete with Renault's Dacia and Nissan's Datsun.

• UPDATE 2-Opel plans Peugeot-based cars, plant decisions loom Thursday, 24 Jan 2013 | 9:45 AM ET

  But tough decisions on where to build different models are still to come for the joint car programmes, GM Vice-Chairman Steve Girsky and Peugeot Chief Executive Philippe Varin acknowledged at a news conference in Brussels on Thursday.

• Ford resumes output at Belgian plant after worker blockade ends Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 7:07 PM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 23- Ford Motor Co resumed production this week at its plant in Genk, Belgium, after the U.S. automaker and factory workers agreed to end a blockade that has halted work at the plant since October.

• GM's N. American chief considered for CEO job in 2010 -book Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013 | 11:59 AM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 23- General Motors Co's North American president, Mark Reuss, was considered for the top job at the U.S. automaker in 2010 before his lack of seasoning led the board to the current chief executive, Dan Akerson, according to an excerpt from a forthcoming book by GM's former CEO, Ed Whitacre.

• UPDATE 2-GM ups the ante in talks over Opel factory closure Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 1:32 PM ET

  FRANKFURT/ BERLIN, Jan 22- General Motors said on Tuesday it may close a German factory at its Opel subsidiary earlier than proposed adding restructuring talks with unions must be wrapped up by February, as the U.S. carmaker seeks deep cuts to save its ailing brand. "I have asked the Opel management and labour to reach a solution in February.

• GM looks to Encore small crossover to expand Buick's reach Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013 | 12:55 AM ET

  BIRMINGHAM, Mich, Jan 22- General Motors Co is counting on the new Encore small crossover vehicle to bring more new customers to its premium Buick brand. But LMC Automotive senior analyst Joe Langley says it has a tough road ahead.

• UPDATE 5-Confident Obama lays out battle plan as he launches second term Monday, 21 Jan 2013 | 3:43 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Jan 21- A confident President Barack Obama kicked off his second term on Monday with an impassioned call for a more inclusive America that rejects partisan rancor and embraces immigration reform, gay rights and the fight against climate change.

• UPDATE 1-Alfa Romeo brand to return to U.S. market in late 2013-CEO Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 11:11 AM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 18- An Alfa Romeo 4 C sports car will be introduced in the U.S. market late this year, the chief executive of Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC said on Friday, adding that further details would come in the next two to three months.

• Alfa Romeo brand to re-enter U.S. market in late 2013-CEO Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 10:25 AM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 18- The Alfa Romeo brand will re-enter the U.S. market late this year with its 4 C sports car, the chief executive of both Fiat SpA and Chrysler Group LLC said on Friday. Increasing Alfa's sales is a cornerstone of Sergio Marchionne's plan to cut losses at Fiat in Europe by 2015..

• UPDATE 2-Johnson Controls outlook disappoints, shares drop Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 10:10 AM ET

  Jan 18- Johnson Controls Inc forecast a smaller-than-expected profit for the current quarter due to lower auto production in Europe, sending the company's shares down more than 3 percent. Johnson Controls' stock was down 3.3 percent to $30.91 on the New York Stock Exchange.

• UPDATE 1-Honda recalls 777,000 Odyssey, Pilot vehicles in N America Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 12:51 AM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 18- Honda Motor Co said it is recalling 777,000 late-model Pilot and Odyssey vehicles in the United States and Canada due to a problem with the deployment of driver's side airbags, American Honda said on Friday. No crashes or injuries have been reported in relation to the issue, Honda said.

• Honda recalls 748,000 Odyssey, Pilot vehicles in U.S. Friday, 18 Jan 2013 | 12:18 AM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 18- Honda Motor Co said it is recalling 748,000 late-model Pilot and Odyssey vehicles in the United States due to a problem with the deployment of driver's side airbags, American Honda said on Friday. No crashed or injuries have been reported in relation to the issue, Honda said. Another 29,000 of the same vehicles were recalled in Canada.

• FACTBOX-Batteries blamed in Boeing 787 grounding are widely used Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 11:40 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Jan 16- Lithium-ion batteries similar to those that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ground Boeing Co's new 787 airliner on Wednesday are also used on satellites and the U.S. military's new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

• UPDATE 2-GM to invest $1.5 bln in N. American plants this year Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 10:27 PM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 16- General Motors Co will invest $1.5 billion in its North American plants this year, a senior executive said on Wednesday, adding the automaker's next-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid could cost thousands of dollars less per car to build.

• Wilbur Ross in no rush to take IAC public Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 8:45 PM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 16- Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross wants International Automotive Components, the auto supplier he controls, to go public to get access to cheaper capital, but he added he was in no rush for an initial public offering.

• UPDATE 1-GM to invest $1.5 bln in North American plants this year Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 8:00 PM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 16- General Motors Co will invest $1.5 billion in its North American plants this year, a senior executive said on Wednesday. His comments were scheduled to be made on Wednesday night at the Automotive News World Congress in downtown Detroit.

• Carmakers get creative with crossovers as SUV alternative Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 3:20 PM ET

  *VW to build new midsize model in Tennessee in early 2015. *Others range from compact Honda to high-performance Audi. DETROIT, Jan 16- Volkswagen AG's CrossBlue concept, which previews a new midsize seven-passenger crossover vehicle the German automaker plans to build in Tennessee in early 2015, is not the sexiest model on the floor of the Detroit auto show.

• ANALYSIS-Big newcomers force metal warehousers to adapt or quit Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 11:11 AM ET

  *Banks, traders have bought warehouse firms in last 3 years. *Newcomers reap rental profits as queues for metal grow. LONDON/ NEW YORK, Jan 16- Old-style warehouse firms are coming to accept that big traders and banks, muscling in on storage of metals like aluminium, may have changed it forever into a financial business from a service to manufacturers.

• GM in talks with Facebook about return to paid ads Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 9:46 AM ET

  DETROIT, Jan 16- General Motors Co and Facebook Inc are discussing the return of the U.S. automaker as a paid advertiser about eight months after GM said it would stop running ads on the social networking website, a top GM executive said.