FRANKFURT, May 15- General Motors' loss-making European brand Opel will move production of the multi-purpose vehicle Zafira to Ruesselsheim in Germany, shoring up its headquarters as it prepares to close another German site.
WASHINGTON-- U.S. factories likely increased their output in April after cutting back slightly in March, helped by another solid month of auto production. The Federal Reserve will report on April industrial production at 9:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 26 or 1.9 percent, to $14.27. General Motors Co. rose$. 55 or 1.8 percent, to $31.55. Honda Motor Co. fell$. 13 or. 3 percent, to $40.70.
NEW YORK, May 14- The wave of short-covering that drove shares of electric car maker Tesla Motors to huge gains last week appears to have subsided, but there are still plenty of investors willing to bet against the stock.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 21 or 1.5 percent, to $14.22. General Motors Co. rose$. 55 or 1.8 percent, to $31.55. Honda Motor Co. fell$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $40.79.
"It will be up to car manufacturers to help us figure out what the cost of all this is going to be," LaHood, the outgoing transportation chief, said at a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute conference.
DETROIT-- Nissan Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have signed a deal for Nissan to build small commercial vans that GM will sell in the U.S. and Canada, the companies said Tuesday. The deal with Nissan also gets GM into the small commercial van market quickly to compete with Ford, said Charlie Klein, GM's executive chief engineer for global vans.
Ford Motor Co. rose$. 05 or. 4 percent, to $14.06. General Motors Co. rose$. 39 or 1.3 percent, to $31.39. Honda Motor Co. fell$. 40 or 1.0 percent, to $40.43.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 10 or. 7 percent, to $14.01. General Motors Co. fell$. 42 or 1.3 percent, to $31.00. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 44 or 1.1 percent, to $40.83.
DETROIT, May 13- Recent improvements in rapport between automakers and their supply base stalled this year, a survey showed on Monday, with suppliers complaining about lack of communication, last-minute engineering changes and inconsistency in management.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 16 or 1.1 percent, to $13.95. General Motors Co. fell$. 42 or 1.3 percent, to $31.00. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 48 or 1.2 percent, to $40.87.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 18 or 1.3 percent, to $13.93. General Motors Co. fell$. 55 or 1.8 percent, to $30.87. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 20 or. 5 percent, to $40.59.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 09 or. 6 percent, to $14.11. General Motors Co. fell$. 23 or. 7 percent, to $31.42. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 11 or. 3 percent, to $40.39.
*North American production sales up 3 pct; 5 pct in Europe. Aurora, Ontario- based Magna credited rebounding North American auto demand and increased revenue from Europe, where its sales rose even though the industry overall has been hurt by lower production.
DETROIT, May 10- U.S. safety regulators said on Friday they have opened an investigation into possible problems with the headlights on General Motors Co's model year 2005 to 2007 Chevrolet Corvette sports cars. An estimated 103,374 Corvettes in the United States are subject to the investigation.
Ford Motor Co. fell$. 14 or 1.0 percent, to $14.06. General Motors Co. fell$. 53 or 1.7 percent, to $31.12. Honda Motor Co. rose$. 08 or. 2 percent, to $40.36.