Toshiba expects to sign up about five car companies as customers for its new lithium-ion battery

The chipmaker's new pilot facility in Oomuta shows its commitment to green energy technology

US manufacturers could be hampered from creating jobs and contributing to the economic recovery if Congress presses ahead with plans to curb the use of "over-the- counter" derivatives

The first flight of the Dreamliner is more than two years overdue and has led to consternation within Boeing and among some of the airlines which have ordered it

The international supplier of electrical parts to businesses cites improving sales trends in all major economic regions as it maintains its interim dividend

Leslie Van de Walle is to leave the packaging maker at the start of January after a little less than three years in the job, having overseen a £351m rights issue this year

General Motors tries to appease Opel's works council and managers outraged by its decision to hold on to the carmaker by promising greater independence for its European unit

The head of the company that owns the world's largest container carrier has criticised rescues of struggling container lines by governments and shipowners, accusing them of 'inflicting damage on the healthy part of the industry'

Europe's second-largest carmaker seeks to raise sales and cut costs in a plan worth €3.3bn a year by 2012 through job cuts, the roll-out of new models and car-share services

The German carmaker is offering low-interest financing at an annual rate of 1.9% for the first time to American buyers of its small car in the hope of reversing a steep slide in sales