GM investing more than $21M at Flint plant to build 2011 Chevrolet light-duty crew cab truck

May 6th, 2009 Ford invests $550M to bring new Focus to marketWAYNE, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.

July 22nd, 2009 A look at the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 AWD Crew Cab 2Hy BASE PRICE: $38,020 for 2WD model; $41,170 for AWD model. AS TESTED: $49,295.

July 10th, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu will soon get its first battery-powered car plant, and India its second, to be set up by electric vehicle manufacturer Bavina. According to a government statement Friday, Bavina Cars India has been allotted 100 acres in the special economic zone (SEZ) in Ranipet near here, promoted by the State Industries Promotion Corp of Tamil Nadu.

May 6th, 2009 GM promises plug-in hybrid by early 2011DETROIT — General Motors' new product development chief says it will have a plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle ready for fleet testing in early 2011. The SUV was supposed to be a Saturn Vue Green Line, but GM has announced it will sell or phase out Saturn by the end of this year.

April 28th, 2009 Total investing in advanced biofuels company GevoSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Englewood, Colo.-based advanced biofuels company Gevo Inc.

August 28th, 2009 Toyota adding Tacoma to San Antonio plant in 2010SAN ANTONIO — Toyota's decision to move its compact truck production here should get the San Antonio plant closer to full capacity by next summer, adding jobs and helping to offset sluggish demand for full-size models. The plant, which opened in 2006, currently produces Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tundra, but the company has had to furlough workers and cut back to one shift as demand got hammered by high gas prices and then the recession.

July 17th, 2009 AP Source: GM to open battery plant near DetroitDETROIT — A person briefed on the decision says General Motors Corp. will build battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt electric car at a facility south of Detroit.

June 23rd, 2009 Teen friends playing 'car tag' arrested in ArizonaPRESCOTT, Ariz. — Two teenage friends playing a game of "car tag" were arrested after a sheriff's deputy spotted them driving erratically.

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.

June 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - General Motors India launched the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) version of its popular small car Chevrolet Spark here on Tuesday. The LPG version is GM India's first clean-burning liquefied natural gas car in India, built at company's plant at Talegaon in Maharashtra.

June 30th, 2009 GM ends joint venture with Toyota at Calif. plantNEW YORK — General Motors Corp.

August 27th, 2009 Toyota plans to end production at joint ventureWASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. plans to end production in March 2010 at a California joint venture where it has built vehicles with General Motors Co.

July 22nd, 2009 GM plans to boost sales by expanding Buick, ChevyDETROIT — General Motors Co.'s top sales analyst says he is confident the company can make up the sales it will lose when it sheds four of its eight U.S. brands. GM's executive director of industry analysis, Mike DiGiovanni, said Wednesday the automaker expects to capture buyers from the four brands by expanding the Chevrolet and Buick model lineups.

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 20th, 2009 Toyota to make decision on California plant soonWASHINGTON — Toyota's top U.S. executive said Monday the company will make a decision "as quickly as possible" on the fate of its California joint venture plant with General Motors as it evaluates the chaotic U.S.