Apple Car Speculation Now Fueling Rally in Japanese Automakers
-- Speculation that Apple Inc. is seeking partners to develop its own electric vehicle spilled over to Japan, where shares of major car companies jumped after a local paper reported that they were in talks with the maker of the iPhone.Apple was in discussions with at least six automakers, the Nikkei newspaper reported Friday, citing an unidentified executive at a supplier. South Korea’s Kia Motors Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co., which controls 34% of the smaller carmaker, emerged since late last y