Apple Watch Debut Tests Cook’s No-Lines Gadget-Shopping Revamp

Before getting an Apple Watch, you’ll need to figure out how to buy it. Apple Inc.’s first new gadget since the iPad was unveiled five years ago -- and the first test of whether Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook can inspire the same sort of product magic as co-founder Steve Jobs -- arrives in stores Friday for previewing.

Chinese Firm Wins Bid for Auto Battery Maker

DETROIT — Wanxiang Group, a large Chinese auto parts maker, won a high-stakes auction on Sunday for assets of A123 Systems, the bankrupt American battery maker that was a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s loan program for electric vehicles.

After a year of disasters, Toyota sees record sales

(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp forecast a 20 percent jump in global sales to a record 8.48 million vehicles next year as it claws back from this year's output losses caused by natural disasters in Japan and Thailand.