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Chrysler Pays Back Government Loans
Chrysler Group LLC announced today it has repaid $7.6 billion in loans to the U.S. and Canadian governments more than six years earlier than required under an agreement reached in June 2009.
Johnson Controls Seeks to Dissolve Battery JV with Saft
19 May, 2011 12:19:00
Johnson Controls, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court to dissolve the Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) li-ion battery joint venture.
Daimler, Bosch in Electric Vehicle JV
12 April, 2011 07:56:00
Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have agreed to set up a 50-50 joint venture to produce electric motors to be used in Mercedes-Benz and Smart electric vehicles.
Ener1 Enters JV with Chinese Wanxiang
18 January, 2011 10:24:00
Ener1, Inc. and Wanxiang Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd., a division of the Chinese conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corporation, signed a joint venture agreement to co-manufacture Li-ion cells and battery packs for the rapidly growing Chinese market.
Audi to Invest €11.6B in Green Cars
29 December, 2010 12:14:00
German luxury car maker Audi AG plans to invest about €11.6 billion (US$15.3 billion) between 2011 and 2015, primarily in green cars and technologies, as well as in upgrading its sites.
GM Strengthens Ties with SAIC
03 November, 2010 11:23:00
General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp. today signed an agreement to deepen their technical cooperation in the development of alternative-energy vehicles in the world’s largest auto market.
GM Invests $23.5m for EV Components in Baltimore
29 September, 2010 01:35:00
General Motors has announced plans to invest US$23.5m at its Baltimore Transmission Plant to boost production of electric vehicle components.
GM to Invest $483m to Build Ecotec Engines
18 September, 2010 06:58:00
General Motors is planning to invest $483 million and add 483 jobs to ramp up production of four-cylinder Ecotec engines at its engine plant in Spring Hill, Tenn.
Ford Completes Sale of Volvo to Geely
02 August, 2010 06:40:00
China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Ltd. has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Volvo Car Corp. from Ford Motor Co. after the deal won all necessary government approvals.
Panasonic to Take Full Control of Sanyo
29 July, 2010 08:16:00
Panasonic will spend up to $9.36 billion to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works to strengthen its position in the growing market for solar cells and rechargeable-batteries for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
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