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Toyota's April-June sales top GM's for 1st time ever

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Takeshi Suzuki briefs reporters about the company's group earnings results for the April-June quarter at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 3. Toyota reported its largest-ever quarterly group earnings figures, with its sales topping those of General Motors Corp. for the first time on an April-June period basis.

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Toyota's April-June sales top GM's for 1st time ever

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Director Takeshi Suzuki briefs reporters about the company's group earnings results for the April-June quarter at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 3. Toyota reported its largest-ever quarterly group earnings figures, with its sales topping those of General Motors Corp. for the first time on an April-June period basis.

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New CEO of General Motors

DETROIT, United States - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2014, shows Mary Barra in Detroit, Michigan. Barra became chief executive officer of General Motors Corp. on Jan. 15, being promoted from executive vice president.

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Tesla to make EV at new plant

FREMONT, United States - Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk stands by a prototype of his company's new Model S electric vehicle in Fremont, California, on Oct. 1, 2011. Tesla the U.S. electric vehicle maker showed its new plant in Fremont to reporters and said it will be ready to produce the Model S at the plant, bought from the now-liquidated joint venture of Toyota Motor corp. and then General Motors Corp, by the end of 2011.

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Tesla to make EV at new plant

FREMONT, United States - Photo shows a new plant of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc. in Fremont, California, that was shown to reporters on Oct. 1, 2011. Tesla said it will be ready to produce its new Model S electric vehicle by the end of 2011 at the plant bought from the now-liquidated joint venture of Toyota Motor Corp. and then General Motors Corp.

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Japan carmakers, TEPCO to spread charging technology for EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Senior officials of four Japanese automakers and Tokyo Electric Power Co. pose for photos at an inaugural general meeting of ''CHAdeMO,'' an association to promote the use of rapid chargers for electric vehicles, in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The association was formed by Nissan Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and TEPCO.

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Ontario sees Toyota's quality control as inspiring GM recovery

TORONTO, Canada - File photo shows Sandra Pupatello, minister for economic development and trade of the Canadian province of Ontario. Pupatello said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the province will be able to start selling the shares it holds in General Motors Co. by next year, thanks to a turnaround in the economy and Toyota Motor Corp.'s ''kaizen'' quality improvement approach, which is inspiring the North American auto industry.

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Hitachi unit eyes robust demand for lithium ion batteries

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetaka Kawamoto, president of Hitachi Vehicle Energy Ltd., speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News. Kawamoto said his company is eyeing robust orders from General Motors Corp. for lithium ion batteries to be installed in gas-electric hybrid cars as GM pins hopes on green cars to drive its recovery.

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Suzuki has credit, debt guarantees to GM affiliates

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. President Osamu Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 2. He said the company has 71.6 billion yen in credit, investment and debt guarantees to affiliates of failed U.S. automaker General Motors Corp. and plans to book loan-loss reserves if deemed necessary.

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GM's Japanese unit to continue business after bankruptcy filing

TOKYO, Japan - Rick Brown, president of General Motors Asia Pacific (Japan) Ltd., a Japanese unit of General Motors Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo June 2. He said the Japanese unit will continue its business in the wake of the embattled U.S. auto giant filing for bankruptcy protection.

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GM's Japanese unit to continue business after bankruptcy filing

TOKYO, Japan - Rick Brown, president of General Motors Asia Pacific (Japan) Ltd., a Japanese unit of General Motors Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo June 2. He said the Japanese unit will continue its business in the wake of the embattled U.S. auto giant filing for bankruptcy protection.

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General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

NEW YORK, United States - Fritz Henderson, chief executive officer of embattled U.S. automaker General Motors Corp., speaks during a news conference in New York on June 1 after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

NEW YORK, United States - A throng of reporters and photographers wait outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York as embattled automaker General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection the same day.

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General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

NEW YORK, United States - Fritz Henderson, chief executive officer of embattled U.S. automaker General Motors Corp., puts his hand to his face during a news conference in New York on June 1 after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

NEW YORK, United States - A throng of reporters and photographers wait outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York as embattled automaker General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection the same day.

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General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

DETROIT, United States - This photo shows the headquarters of General Motors Corp. in Detroit, Michigan, which filed for bankruptcy on June 1.

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GM to file for bankruptcy Mon., gov't to get 60% stake

DETROIT, United States - This photo shows the headquarters of General Motors Corp. in Detroit, Michigan, which is set to file for bankruptcy on June 1. The U.S. government announced May 31 a set of measures to get the ailing auto giant back on its feet after its planned Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

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Ghosn voices readiness to acquire U.S. carmakers' closed plants

DETROIT, United States - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Detroit on Nov. 16. He expressed readiness to acquire and use auto-making factories that are being closed by rival automakers such as General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. as part of their restructuring programs.

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Nissan-Renault-GM alliance talks to continue until Oct. 15

PARIS, France - Carlos Ghosn, head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, speaks with reporters at the Paris Motor Show on Sept. 28 about his talks with General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Richard Wagoner.

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Nissan-Renault-GM alliance talks to continue until Oct. 15

PARIS, France - General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Richard Wagoner speaks with reporters at the Paris Motor Show on Sept. 28 about his just-ended talks with Carlos Ghosn, head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA.

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Capital stake issues not part of initial tie-up talks with GM: Ghosn

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 21. He said that the two firms will study only the potential benefits of a tie-up with General Motors Corp. during an initial 90-day review, not whether they will invest in the U.S. automaker.

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Toyota has no plan to join or block GM-Nissan alliance talks

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 20 that the company has no plan to join or block ongoing alliance talks among General Motors Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Renault S.A.

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GM to sell Isuzu shares, maybe to Mitsubishi, Itochu

TOKYO, Japan - General Motors Corp. has informed Isuzu Motors Ltd (photo) that it will sell the bulk of its 7.9 percent equity stake in the Japanese truck maker as part of efforts to create resources for the American auto giant's corporate restructuring, Isuzu officials said March 30.

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GM to reduce its 20% stake in Suzuki to 3%

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Suzuki (L), chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 6 about the company's business alliance with General Motors Corp. On his right is President Hiroshi Tsuda.

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Toyota to become Fuji Heavy's biggest shareholder

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Mitsuo Kinoshita (L) shakes hands with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Kyoji Takenaka after a press conference Oct. 5. The two automakers said Toyota will become the biggest shareholder in Fuji Heavy by acquiring an 8.7 percent stake from General Motors Corp. in the United States.

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Toyota chief voices readiness to set up fuel cell venture with GM

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe says in an interview with Kyodo News on July 11 that the company may decide, possibly in August, to set up a joint venture with General Motors Corp. to expedite technological innovations for fuel cell cars. ''It is significant for us to cooperate with GM'' in developing more advanced fuel cell cars, said Watanabe took over Toyota's presidency on June 23, replacing Fujio Cho.

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GM to beef up cooperation with Isuzu, Suzuki, Fuji Heavy

TOKYO, Japan - General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner (L) speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 20 about cooperation with its three Japanese automobile affiliates in the Asia-Pacific region. Yoshinori Ida (2nd from L), president of Isuzu Motors Ltd., Osamu Suzuki, chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp. (2nd from R) and Kyoji Takenaka, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., were also at the press conference.

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(1)GM aims to sell 1 mil. units of fuel-cell cars by 2020

TOKYO, Japan - General Motors Corp. (GM) unveiled a fuel-cell vehicle (shown) in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The U.S. carmaker aims to sell 1 million units of the vehicles by 2020, a senior official said.

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(2)GM aims to sell 1 mil. units of fuel-cell cars by 2020

TOKYO, Japan - General Motors Corp. (GM) Vice President Lawrence Burns tells Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 6 that the U.S. carmaker aims to sell 1 million units of its fuel-cell vehicles by 2020. GM will launch full-scale commercial sales of fuel-cell cars in 2010, he said.

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Suzuki Motor to sell Daewoo-built cars in N. American market

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Verona subcompact sedan, one of the three car models Suzuki Motor Corp. will start selling in North America in 2004. Suzuki said Feb. 13 the three car models were built by South Korea's GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. (GMDAT), an auto-making joint venture General Motors Corp. and Suzuki set up last year with the creditor banks of bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co.

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GM, FedEx to begin test delivery service using fuel-cell cars

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. (GM) and U.S. delivery service firm FedEx Corp. will start a joint project to use HydroGen 3 fuel-cell powered vehicles (photo) for package deliveries in Tokyo next June, GM announced on Dec. 17. It will be the first time in Japan that fuel-cell vehicles have been used for commercial purposes.

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Toyota releases new vehicle developed jointly with GM

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho (L) and Mark Hogan, vice president of General Motors Corp. of the United States, unveil Aug. 20 in Tokyo the 1.8-liter Voltz versatile utility vehicle developed jointly by the automakers. Produced in California and shipped to Japan, the Voltz will be available for 1,788,000 to 2,052,000 yen.

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Isuzu to get financial aid from GM, creditor banks

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Ida, president of Isuzu Motors Ltd., speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Aug. 14 about the company's new three-year business plan. Under the plan, Isuzu will receive financial aid from U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp. (GM) and its main creditor banks.

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Five carmakers to launch fuel-cell car test

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a fuel-cell car manufactured by General Motors Corp. of the United States. It is one of fuel-cell motor vehicles to be entered by three Japanese and two foreign automakers into a joint test on Japanese roads. The Japan Electric Vehicle Association said July 17 the test, sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, will last for three years through the end of March 2005.

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GM, Toyota launch new sedan earmarked for Japan

FREMONT, United States - Workers at a joint assembly plant of Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Corp. (GM) in Fremont, California, celebrate June 3 the start of production of the Voltz sedan, a small car jointly developed by the two automakers for the Japanese market.

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GM signs deal to take over S. Korea's Daewoo Motor

SEOUL, South Korea - Union members of South Korea's Daewoo Motor Co. hold a rally at a hotel in Seoul on April 30 to protest General Motors Corp.'s (GM) takeover of Daewoo Motor. GM, Daewoo and Daewoo's chief bank, the Korea Development Bank, signed the takeover deal the same day.

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GM, Suzuki to produce new vehicle in fall

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an illustration of the Chevrolet Cruze, the first passenger vehicle General Motors Corp. (GM) of the United States will start producing this fall at a Japanese plant of Suzuki Motor Corp. for the Asia Pacific market. The vehicle with a 1.3- or 1.5-liter engine will hit the Japanese market by the end of this year and GM plans to start exporting it to Australia early next year.

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Mitsubishi doubts design errors, but Chinese infuriated

BEIJING, China - Hideaki Anraku (C), general manager of Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s Beijing office, speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 13. He said the company's Pajero sport-utility vehicles do not have any design errors, though he admitted that cases of faulty brakes have occurred in China.

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GM, Toyota to join hands in race for fuel-cell engine

DETROIT, United States - General Motors Chairman John Smith speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Detroit on Jan. 8. He said GM plans to join hands with Toyota Motor Corp. to develop a fuel-cell engine using gasoline as the source to produce hydrogen.

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Ida to be promoted to Isuzu president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yoshinori Ida who will be promoted to president of Isuzu Motors Ltd. on Dec. 14. Isuzu is 49% owned by General Motors Corp. of the United States.

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GM to double stake in Suzuki

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Suzuki (L), chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 14 as John Smith, chairman of General Motors Corp., listens. Smith announced that GM will double its stake in Suzuki to 20%.

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Ford Motor selected sole bidder for Daewoo Motor

SEOUL, South Korea - An official of South Korea's debt-ridden Daewoo Motor Co. briefs reporters June 29 on a decision by the company's restructuring committee to select Ford Motor Co. as the ''preferred bidder'' after an international auction. In the three-way auction, Ford Motor won over General Motors Corp., which had formed an alliance with Italy's Fiat SpA, and another alliance between DaimlerChrysler AG and South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co.

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GM, Fuji Heavy Industries sign tie-up accord

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Tanaka (L), president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., and Richard Wagoner, president of General Motors Corp., raise documents they signed in Tokyo on Dec. 10 on a capital tie-up agreement allowing the U.S. auto giant to take a 20 percent equity stake in the Japanese manufacturer of Subaru cars.

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Toyota, GM develop world's smallest EV charging system

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows what Toyota Motor Corp. claims to be the world's smallest inductive charging system for electric vehicles. Toyota announced Nov. 29 it has jointly developed the system with U.S. automaker General Motors Corp. The system does not require the charger to be installed in the car, and so is smaller and lighter than conventional systems that require onboard chargers.

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Toyota, GM form teams on hybrid cars and fuel cells

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Cho (L), president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Rick Wagoner (R), president and chief operating officer of General Motors Corp. (GM), shake hands at a news conference in Makuhari, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 20 where they said the two automakers have formed joint teams to develop hybrid electric-gasoline powered cars and fuel cells for use in commercial automobiles.

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GM, Isuzu, Suzuki to jointly develop small car

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhira Seki (L), chairman of Isuzu Motors Ltd., John Smith (C), chairman of General Motors Corp. of the United States, and Osamu Suzuki (R), president of Suzuki Motor Corp., shake hands in a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 19 after making the announcement that the three auto companies will jointly develop a next-generation small passenger vehicle.

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GM unveils sports utility vehicle for Asian markets

TOKYO, Japan - The photo released Oct. 15 shows a compact sports utility vehicle General Motors Corp. (GM) jointly developed with Suzuki Motor Corp. for Asian markets. The 3.6-meter vehicle, dubbed the YGM-1, has a 1.3-liter engine and can accommodate up to five passengers.

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Saturn unveils midsize car series

Saturn Corp., a unit of General Motors Corp., unveils at the New York International Auto Show on March 31 its new line of midsize cars -- the LS sedan and LW wagon -- which it may introduce to the Japanese market.

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GM to boost stake in Isuzu

Kazuhira Seki, chairman of Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd.(R), and J.F. Smith, chairman of General Motors Corp. (GM) of the United States, shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 18 after agreeing to strengthen the two companies' ties. Under the accord, GM will increase its stake in Isuzu to 49 percent from the current 37.5 percent.

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GM to become Suzuki's biggest shareholder

John Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of General Motors Corp., (R) and Osamu Suzuki, president of Japan's Suzuki Motor Ltd., speak at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday Sept. 16 on an agreement between the two automakers to expand their business tie-up.The U.S. auto giant agreed to raise its stake in Suzuki to become the largest shareholder in Japan's top minivehicle producer.