Automotive News | July 18, 2009 – 12:01 am EST   VW to pay $11.28 billion for all of Porsche, report says   queryvar=”vw,to,pay,$1128,billion,for,all,of,porsche,report,says”; FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Porsche SE’s controlling families will agree on Thursday to accept an offer by Volkswagen to buy its sports car business Porsche AG for roughly 8 billion euros ($11.28 [...]

Battle to save Toyota’s unionized California plant By Joe Szczesny (AFP) – 10 hours ago DETROIT, Michigan — A battle is brewing to save the only automotive plant still operating on the west coast of the United States after General Motors pulled out of a joint operating venture with Toyota. The Japanese automaker has not [...]