Electric Cars Moving From Prototype to Showroom The New York Times | FRANKFURT - Gherardo Corsini, director of electric vehicle implementation at General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall unit, made his way Sunday to Geneva from Germany more quietly than most. He was at the wheel of a prototype of the Opel Ampera. | "Getting lots of curious looks at the rest area," one of Mr. ...
Buy a pothole and we'll name it Business Report | Submit your comment | A cash-strapped village in eastern Germany has put its many potholes up for sale in a novel effort to finance the repair of its crumbling roads. | People could buy a hole in Niederzimmern near Leipzig for €50 (R514...
Electric Cars Moving From Prototype to Showroom The New York Times | FRANKFURT - Gherardo Corsini, director of electric vehicle implementation at General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall unit, made his way Sunday to Geneva from Germany more quietly than most. He was at the wheel of a prototype of the Opel Ampera. | "Getting lo...
Regional business briefs The State | Upstate | BMW TO BUILD ELECTRIC CARS AT PLANT IN GERMANY | GREENVILLE - BMW AG plans to build its electric vehicles in its Leipzig plant in Germany, with the vehicles due to come off the line in 2013. Other German facilities at Wackersdorf and Land...
BMW's car of the future will be built in Germany The State | BMW AG plans to build its electric vehicles in its Leipzig plant in Germany, with the vehicles due to come off the line in 2013. | Other German facilities at Wackersdorf and Landshut will provide components for the Megacity vehicle. | "The BMW Grou...
Glam Vs Grim The Telegraph India It looked very different from the Calcutta Book Fair. The lane off Mansingh Road that led to Diggi Palace ended in a bright welcome gate in hues of pink, orange, red and purple. Through the entrance that remained chock-a-block with Innovas, Honda Civ...
German court shoots down postal minimum wage The Guardian * Court upholds previous rulings, says minimum wage illegal * Deutsche Post competitors unlikely to rush market-analysts * Deutsche Post shares up 0.8 percent, little changed on news * TNT shares up 1.3 percent, off high (Adds details, share price) L...
German rebound boosts eurozone industrial orders Breitbart | Employees clean new cars at the BMW plant in Leipzig, eastern Germany in 20... | New industrial orders shot up by 2.7 percent in November across the 16 countries that share the euro, thanks to a German rebound, massively revised figures showed on M...
A look at economic developments around the globe Newsvine A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: | ___ | HONG KONG — China will slow its massive lending spree and step up monitoring of banks as it tries to prevent speculative bubbles in real est...
Leaders Prepare For Disappointment in Europe Wall Street Journal By TERENCE ROTH | LONDON -- With warnings of another slowdown in the euro-zone economy and powerful head-winds in the U.K., policy makers this week appeared to be preparing consumers and investors for disappointment. | Juergen Stark, a member of the ...
ECB's Stark: growth could slow in H1 but no double-dip The Guardian * ECB's Stark sees weaker H1, but no double-dip recession * No rule changes for Greece * Sees first positive signs on Greek budget plans * Some banks rely on support measures (Adds quotes on Greece, combines stories) By Sarah Marsh LEIPZIG, Germany, ...
Turkish PM storms off in Gaza row BBC News | Earlier the Turkish Prime Minister had made an address himself, describing Gaza as an "open-air prison". | When the audience applauded Mr Peres, he said: "I find it very sad that people applaud what you said. You killed people. And I think that it ...
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range The New York Times | Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are taking a breather after major indexes rose the past few weeks. | Stocks have surged over the last year. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 61.2 perc...
