Toyota-GM U.S. Plant Said to Be Considered for Prius   By Alan Ohnsman and Kae Inoue June 17 (Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., after shelving plans to build Prius hatchbacks at a factory in Mississippi, is considering making the hybrid at a California plant shared with General Motors Corp., two people familiar with the plan [...]

GM PLANT CLOSINGS June 16, 2009 by Mitch Wisconsin to GM: Can We Build Those Cars for You? Wisconsin has submitted its proposal to General Motors Corp. to reopen its Janesville factory to make the company’s new small car. Zach Brandon is executive assistant at the state Commerce Department. He said a competitive proposal was [...]

Chrissie Thompson Automotive News | June 17, 2009 – 12:01 am EST   New auto company planned for former GM plant in Louisiana   T. Boone Pickens is an investor; ex-Mazda stylist Matano will lead design queryvar=”new,auto,company,planned,for,former,gm,plant,in,louisiana”; A new auto company backed by Texas billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens and staffed by former Mazda design [...]