Early Glance: Autos companies (INO News) (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top autos companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Daimler AG rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $59.37. Ford Motor rose $.02 or .5 percent, to $4.28.
Early Glance: Autos companies (INO News) (AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top autos companies are down at 10 a.m.: Daimler AG fell $.72 or 1.2 percent, to $58.84. Ford Motor fell $.01 or .2 percent, to $4.34.
Toyota Plans Electric Car, Accelerates Plug-In Prius Program (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. , working to keep a lead in advanced autos over General Motors Corp. , is developing an electric-powered small car and will speed up testing of plug-in Prius hybrids with new battery technology.