(May 15, 2011) TORRANCE, Calif. — Following Toyota’s announcement in Japanon  Friday that delivery of the Prius alpha will be delayed, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. announced that the Prius V is still on track for delivery to U.S. customers this fall.

Delay of the Japan-market Prius alpha is due to the ongoing effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

(May 14, 2011) DEARBORN, Mich. — More than 650 Ford volunteers have fanned out into local communities this weekend for a Ford Accelerated Action Day dedicated to creating a better world.

MODEL Teams of Ford employee and retiree volunteers are on the job in parks, nature preserves and community centers. The Ford volunteers are building rain runoff and collection systems, improving shorelines, planting trees and flowers, and digging vegetable gardens.

(May 14, 2011) DETROIT – The U.S. Patent Board has ranked General Motors as the No. 1 innovator of 182 companies in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard.

The organization analyzes intellectual property performance across 17 industries and determines the leader in each sector based on measurements that include the number of patents, impact on the industry, and technology and science strength.

(May 13, 2011) ATLANTA — The Ford Motor Company Fund and Georgia Tech are partnering on the nation’s first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools donated the bus for the project.