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From left, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson, Opel supervisory board chairman Steve Girsky and Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann arrive for a meeting in Berlin earlier this year.

WiTricity, a creator of wireless charging systems, has signed an intellectual property license agreement with Toyota Motor Corp. Under the agreement, Toyota is expected to offer wireless charging on future rechargeable plug-in hybrid electric and fully electric vehicles.

The stock's downturn came despite Mulally's comments on CNBC being no different than what Ford has been saying for months.

Microsoft shares fell 3 percent Thursday after Ford CEO Alan Mulally said that there is "no change in my plan" to stay with the automaker through the end of next year, dampening some investors' hopes he would take the top job at the software giant soon.

The Toyota Motor Corp group's labor federation will push for a unified rise in base wages, Japanese media said on Thursday, a major step towards permanent wage increases that will be key to ending Japan's decade and a half of deflation.

Thailand 's economy has withstood coups and regime-changing protests for decades, luring manufacturers including Toyota Motor Corp. even when turmoil dented stocks and the baht.

In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 photo, Ren Yong, deputy managing director of Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co, speaks besides a Venucia e30 at the company's booth during the Guangzhou Auto Show in China's southern city of Guangzhou.

America's first pony car - the Ford Mustang - is celebrating its 50th birthday with a swoon-worthy new design and plans to go global.

General Motors Corp. is spending $11 million at its Fort Wayne Assembly Plant to create a small power plant to supply 40 percent of the factory's operations.

Hedge fund Hayman Capital has taken a stake in General Motors Co and believes the U.S. automaker's stock could rise more than 40 percent over the next 12-18 months after the U.S. Treasury sells its stake in the company, a source familiar with investment said on Wednesday.

Chevrolet will take the wraps off the all-new 2015 Corvette Z06 in January at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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Asian stocks fell after the yen strengthened overnight and valuations on the regional equities gauge climbed to a six-month high, with investors awaiting U.S. jobs data this week that may provide further evidence as to when the Federal Reserve will reduce stimulus.

General Motors says it's in Japan for the long haul despite sales of Cadillac and Chevrolet models barely surpassing 1,000 vehicles a year.

SAE Foundation announced today that it will honor Mary T. Barra with its Industry Leadership Award at the 2013 SAE Foundation Celebration Dinner.

General Motors Co., the nation's largest auto seller, said its U.S. sales rose 14 percent in November to 212,060 vehicles, compared with the same month a year earlier.

Fiat SpA is nearing a deal to begin producing Jeep vehicles in China after making concessions to its Chinese partner over the manufacturing site, two people familiar with the talks said.

The holiday weekend was good to U.S. automakers, as sales reports indicate the auto industry is on track to beat strong sales numbers from a year ago.

With a rev of his Harley-Davidson's engine and a smile, Dierks Bentley plays leader of the pack once a year on his annual fund-raiser, Miles and Music for Kids.

Chrysler Group LLC said its U.S. vehicle sales in November jumped 16 per cent from a year before, beating analysts' expectations.