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RIO DE JANEIRO-Toyota Motor Corp. is reportedly planning to build a new $1 billion car plant in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. MORE

TORONTO-Mexico is riding a boom in small-car sales that has put the nation’s vehicle production on track to pass Canada for the first time. MORE

PUNE, India-Magna International Inc., North America's largest auto-parts supplier, is opening a fourth factory in India to boost market share in Asia. MORE

DETROIT-Amid the carnage that is its SUV business, General Motors Corp. is boosting production at a small number of plants to keep up with demand. MORE

TROY, MI-Auto supplier Delphi has eliminated 150 salaried positions from its steering facility in Buena Vista Township, MI. MORE

NEW YORK-Alcoa chairman Alain Belda recently joined 99 other business leaders in calling for a halving of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. MORE

AUBURN HILLS, MI-A recent spate of internal e-mails at Chrysler seem to be part of an effort to change the company’s “corporate DNA.” MORE

DETROIT-General Motors is increasing the number of compact cars it produces in countries like Germany, Poland and Sweden. MORE

LANSING, MI-The State of Michigan is offering prospective employers a host of financial incentives to help offset job losses in the automotive sector. MORE

BEIJING-China is the world's largest market for handsets, but domestic brands such as Ningbo Bird and Amoi are struggling amid intense price competition from local rivals, including some that specialize in knock-offs. MORE