51.   German automaker Daimler-Benz started production Wednesday of a new brand of heavy-duty truck at its Freightliner plant in southwestern Ontario.

52.   Germany and the European Commission are close to ending a confrontation over unauthorized subsidies to German automaker Volkswagen, officials said Tuesday.

53.   German automaker BMW AG is ready to sell its first luxury sedan built by Vietnamese workers, company officials announced Sunday.

54.   German automakers saw mixed results in September.

55.   German automakers saw varied results in September.

56.   German automakers signed new deals to make cars in China on Saturday on the final day of a major visit to Germany by Chinese President Jiang Zemin.

57.   German automaker Adam Opel AG, a unit of General Motors Corp., plans to build a second engine plant at its Kaiserslautern site, a newspaper reported Monday.

58.   German automaker Volkswagen plans to rebuild a passenger car plant outside Sarajevo that was wrecked in the Bosnian war, a company spokesman said Monday.

59.   German automakers have previously dealt with the uneven flow of demand for their autos by paying overtime premiums at peak periods and putting workers on shortened shifts during lulls.

60.   German automakers saw mixed results.