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Quality Ratings Have Little To Do With Car Sales

Posted: June 24, 2011 at 6:56 am

J.D. Power released its initial quality auto survey for this year which is based on questions put to 78,000 motorists. The headline most of the media carried about was that ...
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The White House Changes Its Mind On Value Of Auto Bailout

Posted: June 2, 2011 at 6:35 am

Vice President Joe Biden spent much of last weekend speaking about the value of the federal government bailout of Detroit. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and President Barack Obama have made ...
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US Car Sales Loser–VW

Posted: May 4, 2011 at 5:09 am

VW has stated that it cannot overtake GM (NYSE: GM) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) as the world's No.1 car company without a large expansion of its US sales. The German ...
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Fiat’s Long Shot On Chrysler

Posted: April 21, 2011 at 5:39 am

Fiat is about to buy another 16% of Chrysler which would take its total stake to 46%. The deal would involve a payment of $1.5 billion, which does not value ...
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The Coming US Car Price War

Posted: March 1, 2011 at 5:47 am

There is a car price war about to take place in the US. It will be driven by the large number of new models which have begun to be released, ...
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China Car Sales Reach All-Time Record

Posted: December 9, 2010 at 5:57 am

China's November car sales hit a one-month record. Total cars and light vehicles shipped to dealers reached 1.34 million, up 29% from the same month last year. Sales for the ...
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Media Digest 11/19/2010 (Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg)

Posted: November 19, 2010 at 4:11 am

Dell's (NASDAQ: DELL) margins rushed past expectations and shares moved higher (Reuters) Bernanke said a strong US recovery is essential to global economic health (Reuters) Lawmakers attacked regulators and banks ...
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Toyota: Winner And Still Champion

Posted: November 5, 2010 at 5:14 am

Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) announced its earnings for the quarter that ended September 30, and they were impressive. The company damaged its reputation due to millions of recalls and the ...
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Ford Become World Class Again, Posts Big Earnings But Weakness Outside US

Posted: October 26, 2010 at 7:19 am

VW and Toyota (NYSE: TM) have competition from a US car company again--Ford. Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Q net income of $1.7 billion, $.43 cents per share, a $690 ...
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Media Digest (9/30/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 3:54 am

Reuters:   China said legislation aimed at a devaluation of the yuan violated WTO regulations. Reuters:  IPOs do poorly in the People's Republic now but can raise money from overseas investors. ...
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Toyota’s New Fleet Of Hybrids–Obsolete Before They Are Launched

Posted: September 14, 2010 at 4:57 am

Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) will launch six new hybrids over the next two years to sit in showrooms with its highly popular Prius. Hybrid sales are modest, making up 15,444 ...
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What If There Is No GM IPO? Breaking Up The Car Company

Posted: August 18, 2010 at 5:22 am

There are rumors that GM will delay its IPO and others that it will sell preferred stock along with common. The need to sell preferred is a sign that GM ...
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Trouble For Global Car Companies–China Growth Slows

Posted: August 9, 2010 at 5:34 am

The rapidly expanding car market in China has been critical to the earnings of global auto companies like GM, VW, and Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM). China's insatiable demand for cars ...
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