(September 15, 2010) General Motors' OnStar telecommunications service plans to expand from a safety and security feature into a system that also includes entertainment features and will provide new ways to link its 6 million subscribers to their cars.

(September 14, 2010) Nissan is alerting customers who purchased a Garmin portable GPS unit with their vehicle or as an accessory that Garmin is conducting a Voluntary Recall Campaign on the nuvi brand portable automotive GPS units. Nissan is encouraging customers to go to the Garmin website to check if their nuvi 750 GPS unit is affected, and follow the remedy instructions.

(September 14, 2010) DETROIT — Toyota will show an all-electric vehicle — a RAV4 crossover — developed in partnership with Tesla Motors at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, according to Toyota Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada, who spoke to reporters here this morning.

(September 14, 2010) LORDSTOWN, Ohio — Production of the much-anticipated 2011 Chevrolet Cruze was celebrated today with red, white and blue models symbolically declaring that a world-class small car can be assembled in America by a domestic company.

(September 13, 2010) HERNDON, Va., (PRNewswire) — Volkswagen announced today that Jonathan Browning, 51, has been named President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America effective Oct. 1. He is currently responsible for the global directing of the Volkswagen Group's National Sales Companies.

(September 13, 2010) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford E-Series, America’s best-selling full-size van for 31 straight years, marks 50 years of meeting customer needs with production of the 2011 model, enhanced with state-of-the-art technologies at Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake.

(September 13, 2010) HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda will hold the global unveiling of the all-new Mazda BT-50 compact pickup truck at the 2010 Australian International Motor Show on Oct. 15.

The all-new Mazda BT-50 is presented as an "active lifestyle vehicle" that overturns the conventional image of a compact pickup truck with modern and refined styling.

(September 11, 2010) Chrysler reached a big milestone in August selling its 13th-millionth minivan.

Chrysler officially invented the segment on Nov. 2, 1983, when the first minivan rolled off the line at Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, where Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan models are still made.

(September 11, 2010) ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sakti3, Inc., an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, on Friday announced the investment of $4.2 million by General Motors Ventures and Itochu Technology Ventures to advance the firm’s manufacturing capabilities.

(September 11, 2010) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford F-150 SVT Raptor customers have an affinity for outdoor adventure, and the truck is built to help them practice their adrenaline-filled activities. But Raptor also looks the part, with graphics inspired by the same extreme sports and activities that customers of the high-performance truck find so alluring.