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The Case For and Against SIRIUS XM… Value Versus Pandora? (SIRI, P)

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is always a gamble around earnings because of its massive share count and low price making each penny in earnings per share seem more ...
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Suddenly, China’s Car Market Falls Apart

Posted: February 9, 2012 at 6:39 am

One reason investors like to own General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock is that that company is the leading car manufacturer in China, when its local partners’ sales results are added to ...
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As Nissan and Toyota Surge, Opel Falters

Posted: February 8, 2012 at 6:45 am

Nissan and Toyota (NYSE: TM), two of Japan’s largest car companies, reported better than expected quarterly earnings and posted solid forecasts. Europe-based Opel, part of General Motors (NYSE: GM), continues ...
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GM’s Unrealistic Profit Target

Posted: February 6, 2012 at 6:45 am

At about the same time that General Motors (NYSE: GM) ran five ads during the Super Bowl, its management said the world’s largest car company has targeted profits of $10 billion a ...
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Dividend & Replacement Cycle, Discounting Ford’s Poor Earnings (F, GM)

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 12:53 pm

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is getting clocked today after earnings.  Some of the news should have been anticipated that Thai floods affected its supply chain in Asia because the ...
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Ford Posts Mediocre Earnings, And Investors Pay

Posted: January 27, 2012 at 7:25 am

Ford's (NYSE: F) earnings were disappointing, and investors paid with a 4% drop in shares in the pre-market. Although US sales were good last year, compensation costs helped keep margins ...
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The Best-Selling Cars of All Time

Posted: January 26, 2012 at 6:33 am

The most successful car in history may be the Ford Model T. While other models may have sold more vehicles, Ford managed to sell nearly 17 million cars from 1908 ...
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VW, No. 2 Car Company in the World, Has U.S. Problem

Posted: January 20, 2012 at 8:42 am

Volkswagen came close to having bragging rights. Its global sales made it the second largest car and light truck manufacturer worldwide. That placed it ahead of Toyota (NYSE: TM) and ...
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GM Trumps VW & Toyota As World’s Top 2011 Automaker (GM, TM, F)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Just two years after emerging from bankruptcy protection and taking a $50 billion bailout package from the federal government, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is once again leading the world ...
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2012 Offers Huge Auto Opportunity If Valuations Can Be Overcome (SIRI, P, F, M)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 11:13 am

2012 may seem like a resurgence of the banking sector is afoot, but what about the resurgence of the U.S. auto industry.  The age of the consumer fleet is at ...
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U.S. Becomes Odd Savior of Global Car Industry

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 6:44 am

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association reported that car and light truck sales in the region fell by 5.8% in December as demand in Spain and Italy was crushed. Total registrations in ...
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Letting Pandora Take Control Of Your Car (P, SIRI, DISH)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 9:32 am

Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has announced 23 agreements with automakers and after-market suppliers to include the company’s radio player in their product offerings. Pandora also claims ...
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Ford… Loss, Actually NO LOSS (F)

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 11:24 am

As per a retraction or a correction, CNBC's Phil LeBeau has just retracted (or corrected) his statement that Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is going to post a loss for ...
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Nearly Every Car Company Says It Will Best Rivals in 2012

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 6:48 am

It is impossible for every company in an industry to gain market share. Yet, almost all of the large car manufacturing executives say that in 2012 they will beat their ...
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Auto Industry and the Race for the Rich

Posted: January 5, 2012 at 6:34 am

Mercedes sold 261,846 new cars in the U.S. last year. BMW sold 248,073. That is a lot of units for a country that is nearly in a recession. And it ...
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