n a statement posted on its Chinese website (www.toyota.com.cn), Toyota said that after discussions with its Chinese partners, it had decided to adjust production schedules for its plants in China. Production at plants producing cars would run at half of normal capacity until June 3, Toyota said. "In extreme situations, production rates may be adjusted to 30 percent," the company said, without elaborating. Toyota also said it would bring forward the summer break for plants in China producing auto parts to late April or early May. The automaker added that it would review production schedules for its China plants after June 6. On Tuesday, Toyota announced it would cut U.S. vehicle production and may have to lower its 2011 U.S. sales target despite some improvement in the flow of parts from Japan. (Reporting by Soo Ai Peng; Editing by Chris Lewis)
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BMW AG won't bring its first mass-produced electric car to market before 2013. Online and on the road, though, the luxury auto maker is already racing to drum up potential consumers.
Its newest effort is an electric car-simulating smartphone application being promoted at the New York International Auto Show this week. Called BMW EVolve, the app lets drivers track how compatible their driving habits and daily traveling distances would be with a battery-powered electric vehicle, plus what they would save in potential fuel costs.
The app is just one move in a broader buzz-building campaign that BMW hopes will build ...
