Automotive

• General Motors says 1H China sales up 5.3 pct
  AP (July 05, 2011)
  SHANGHAI (AP) - General Motors Co.'s ventures in China sold a record 1.27 million vehicles in the first half of the year, the company says, though growth slowed sharply from the double-digit pace of recent years.
   
  
• Lawsuit says GM failed to fix thousands of Impalas
  AP (July 05, 2011)
  DETROIT (AP) - A lawsuit claims General Motors Co. fixed a defective part on police versions of the Chevrolet Impala but didn't correct the same problem in hundreds of thousands of other Impalas.
   
  
• GM to close US pickup plants for 2 weeks in July
  AP (June 21, 2011)
  DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Co. says it will close its two U.S. pickup truck plants for two weeks in July.
   
  
• Toyota hiring 3,000 to 4,000 temp workers in Japan
  AP (June 21, 2011)
  TOKYO (AP) - Toyota said it will hire 3,000 to 4,000 temporary workers in Japan to be ready for a recovery in vehicle production as automakers bounce back from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.