By Deepa Seetharaman and Norihiko Shirouzu DETROIT/TOKYO (Reuters) - A team including former General Motors Co <GM.N> executive Bob Lutz and China's largest parts maker is looking to buy Fisker Automotive for $20 million, a fraction of the "green" car company's estimated worth almost a year and a half ago.

2013 Chevrolet Sonic 5-Door RS BASE PRICE: $14,785 for LS hatchback with manual transmission; $15,880 for LS automatic; $16,240 for LT manual; $17,525 for LT automatic; $17,850 for LTZ manual; $19,185 for LTZ automatic; $20,185 for RS manual. PRICE AS TESTED: $20,995. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, mid-size, hatchback. ENGINE: 1.4-litre, double overhead cam, turbocharged, Ecotec inline four cylinder with VVT. MILEAGE: 27 mpg (city), 34 mpg (highway). TOP SPEED: NA. LENGTH: 159 inches. WHEELBASE: 99.4 inches.

BMW and rara.com are partnering to launch Europe's first direct-to-car music streaming service. BMW 5-Series owners in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands are now able to stream millions of tracks straight to their cars through the BMW ConnectedDrive system without the need for a smartphone, SIM card or plug-in dongle.

DETROIT - General Motors says it will invest $44.5 million at a Lansing, Mich., factory, creating 200 new jobs. The automaker says it will build a 400,000-square-foot building next to the Lansing Grand River plant to assemble parts and put them in the right order for manufacturing. The factory already employs more than 1,500 hourly and salaried workers who make the Cadillac ATS and CTS luxury sports sedans. It also will make the next generation Chevrolet Camaro in 2015. GM says the new logistics centre will make the factory more efficient and cut transportation costs.