AP Source: GM to assemble Volt batteries at new factory south of Detroit, creating 100 jobs

June 18th, 2009 GM to end Pontiac Vibe production at Calif. plantDETROIT — The Vibe is the latest Pontiac model to be officially killed by General Motors Corp.

September 30th, 2009 Panasonic, Sanyo win EU takeover approvalBRUSSELS — Panasonic Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co.

August 11th, 2009 GM says Volt to get 230 miles per gallon in cityDETROIT — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Scientists have used genetically engineered viruses that assemble into electrodes to make complete miniature rechargeable batteries for the first time, which could improve the performance of hybrid electric cars and electronic gadgets. According to a report in New Scientist, the new lithium ion batteries are as powerful as existing devices but smaller and cleaner to make, claim the team behind the work.

August 11th, 2009 GM says new Volt to get 230 mpg in city drivingWARREN, Michigan — General Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 mpg in city driving, more than four times the current champion, the Toyota Prius.

August 4th, 2009 Disk maker Seagate to shut Singapore factorySINGAPORE — Hard disk maker Seagate Technologies LLC. said Tuesday it plans to shut its Singapore factory by the end of next year to cut costs.

August 12th, 2009 Hybrid and electric power systems at a glanceHybrids like Toyota's Prius and plug-in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt run on systems other than purely gas-fired engines. The systems, or powertrains, that drive the so-called greener cars use electricity generated by batteries and electric motors to either supplement or largely take the place of internal-combustion engines.

August 11th, 2009 GM says new Volt could get 230 mpg in city drivingWARREN, Mich. — General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car could get 230 mpg in city driving, making it the first American vehicle to achieve triple-digit fuel economy if that figure is confirmed by federal regulators.

June 15th, 2009 Chrysler restarts first plantAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler LLC says it has restarted a small factory that makes the Viper sports car.

July 11th, 2009 Toyota considering dissolving Nummi joint ventureNEW YORK — Toyota Motor Co. says it is considering dissolving its stake in a California manufacturing plant after General Motors Corp.

September 23rd, 2009 South Korea approves sale of Apple's iPhoneSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday that Apple Inc. can sell its hit iPhone in the country — potentially shaking up a cell phone market controlled by domestic manufacturers.

May 30th, 2009 LONDON - A second-hand iPod bought by a music fan in South London was found to contain raunchy pictures of its former owner's wife and lovers. It was from a used goods store that Kristian Towell, 27, had bought the gadget.

June 23rd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc Monday announced that it has sold more than one million units of iPhone 3GS in the first three days after the new smartphone went on sale. The iPhone 3GS hit stores in the United States and seven other countries last Friday.

May 13th, 2009 Seagate Technology to cut 1,100 jobsSCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. — Hard drive maker Seagate Technology said Wednesday it plans to cut about 1,100 jobs, or 2.5 percent of its global work force, as part of a restructuring plan.

May 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unidentified robbers engaged a former Indian intelligence officer in a conversation to divert his attention and lifted a laptop from his car parked in an upscale south Delhi market, police said Thursday. S.S. Bhutalia, a retired Colonel of India's external intelligence wing RAW, told police that he had gone to South Extension market with his wife for shopping Wednesday evening when the incident took place.