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Posts related to ‘Autos’

Chrysler Wins the Car Sales War

Posted: January 3, 2012 at 6:28 am

Chrysler was supposed to stumble out of Chapter 11. The recovery of General Motors (NYSE: GM) was remarkable. Ford’s (NYSE: F) success was based on its ability to introduce new products ...
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The Good & Bad of 8.1% December New Car Sales Growth (GM, F, HMC, TM)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 1:06 pm

New car sales in the US for December are forecast to rise 8.1%, including fleet sales, to an annual seasonally adjusted sales rate of 13.5 million new vehicles. The annualized ...
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A Note of Pessimissim from the Car Industry

Posted: December 25, 2011 at 11:38 am

Car company stocks are down around the world, for the most part, while sales have been mostly up this year. No one has adequately explained the divergence. The head of ...
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Toyota (TM) Expects a Record Year — Maybe

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 6:05 am

It is amazing how large multinational car companies can see into the future and predict their sales with certainty. Toyota (NYSE: TM) says it will sell 8.48 million cars and ...
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Saab Finally Dies

Posted: December 19, 2011 at 6:21 am

It took the better part of a year. The owners of Saab sought capital all over the world, and the search ended in China. But a deal with local ...
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European Car Sales Fly Into Reverse — an Omen for the U.S.?

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 6:30 am

Car sales in Europe fell last month for the first time in five months. It is no wonder. The economy in the region has approached the level of ruin. ...
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Cars So Hot They Are Out of Stock

Posted: December 14, 2011 at 6:26 am

This year is expected to be the best for domestic new car sales since 2006, the year before the recession began. The increase in buyer activity has been large enough ...
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Value Choices in the Auto Industry (GM, F, HTZ, CAR, ZIP, AN, KMX, CRMT, ORLY, AZO, PBY)

Posted: December 9, 2011 at 1:42 pm

The month of December was the leading month for new car sales in the US in 2010. It was the second leading month in 2009, and the pattern could continue ...
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Over 5 Years Later… Ford Reinstates Its Dividend (F, GM)

Posted: December 8, 2011 at 12:12 pm

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has been halted for NEWS PENDING with a last trading price of $10.73. The move was already on the heels of a 3.16% drop today ...
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When Car Sellers Pan Electric & Hybrid Cars (AN, GM)

Posted: December 5, 2011 at 10:12 am

Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) was on a CNBC video this morning on the heels of news that the November sales figures were up 21% from a year ...
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GM Should Discontinue the Volt

Posted: December 4, 2011 at 3:01 pm

GM (NYSE: GM) has had enough problems with its Chevy Volt’s lithium-ion batteries that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a formal investigation into fires in several ...
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The Chevy Volt Could Ruin the Electric Car Business

Posted: November 28, 2011 at 6:07 am

It takes little bad news to ruin a new product’s launch, particularly if the product is revolutionary enough to be strange to the public. According to the National Highway Traffic ...
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U.S. Asks for Higher MPG as Oil Prices Rise

Posted: November 17, 2011 at 6:25 am

The Obama administration has begun to push the car industry to double the average MPG each company’s fleet gets by 2025. That would push the number to 54.5 MPG, a ...
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The Ten Cars Americans Love The Most

Posted: November 13, 2011 at 1:18 pm

The recession and high gas prices have been major forces shaping Americans lives in the past several years. When it comes to the auto market they had a profound ...
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3 Key IPOs For the Week Ahead (ANGI, DLPH, MFRM)

Posted: November 11, 2011 at 1:31 pm

The coming week might feel a bit like a return to normalcy as far as securities offerings are concerned.  We are actually set to have several IPOs and we have ...
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