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Chrysler Helped by Lack of Overseas Operations

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 4:29 am

A year ago, most car company analysts believed that the key to big profits for large manufacturers was an abundance of overseas sales. That has turned out to be untrue for ...
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April New Car Sales on Track for Best Month Since 2008 (F, GM, TM, HMC, NSANY)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 2:51 pm

Auto industry research firm truecar.com released its sales and incentives forecast for April today, and the company expects the sales forecast to translate to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of ...
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AutoNation Posts Best-Ever Earnings (AN, CRMT, KMX, F, GM, TM, HMC, NSANY)

Posted: April 25, 2012 at 8:11 am

The largest car dealership in the US, AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) reported earnings this morning for the first quarter. The company posted EPS of $0.56, an all-time high, on revenue ...
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Fitch Ups Ford to Investment Grade (F, GM)

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 11:19 am

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is getting its reward for dodging bankruptcy during the financial crisis, something that its US rivals General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) and Chrysler were not ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/24/2012) Nokia Almost Dead, Spain Yields Rocket Up

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment to the People’s Republic. It is the world’s largest market for cars and light trucks, ...
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Media Digest (4/24/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:39 am

Facebook reports that its revenue grew to more than $1 billion and its membership to 900 million. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) sells some of the patents it bought from AOL ...
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China Auto Show Heats Up

Posted: April 24, 2012 at 6:24 am

The important Auto China 2012 show has allowed many large manufacturers to increase their commitment the People's Republic. This is based on the fact that it is the world's largest ...
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Men Love Ferrari, Women Love MINI (GM, F, TM, HMC, NSANY, KIMTF, MZDAF, SZKMF)

Posted: April 23, 2012 at 10:17 am

Car sales by gender in 2011 pretty much reflect what you’d expect. Men prefer fast cars and big SUVs and pickup trucks. Women favor smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. Men ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/20/2012) French Elections, iPhone 5, Ford in China

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:41 am

The amount the International Monetary Fund can raise, primarily to help to create a sovereign firewall for Europe, stands at $320 billion. Although, several nations have said they will help ...
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Ford Expands In China

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 6:18 am

Ford (NYSE: F) plans to increase it production facilities and dealer outlets in China two-fold by 2015. The No. 2 US car firm said it would build a $760 million ...
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Eight Products the Facebook Generation Will Not Buy

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:28 am

Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation present the most dramatic shifts -- a reflection of what ...
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Media Digest (4/19/2012) Reuters, WSJ, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 6:20 am

BP (NYSE: BP) wants a trial over the Deepwater Horizon delayed while it tries to get a settlement. (Reuters) The International Monetary Fund receives $320 billion in new funds that ...
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Clean Diesel Car Sales Rose 40% in March (F, GM, TM)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 8:07 am

US car buyers purchased 11,642 clean diesel vehicles in March, a rise of nearly 29% over February sales and up nearly 40% year-over-year. Year-to-date US sales of clean diesel vehicles ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (4/17/2012) Italy’s Budget Miss, the Reinvention of Yahoo!

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 6:32 am

In what is likely to be a shock to the system of EU austerity negotiations, Italy will move its balanced budget goal from 2013 to 2014. Reuters reports that a document from the office ...
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No Electric Trucks For Ford

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 6:11 am

Ford (NYSE: F) said it will not produce electric powered heavy trucks anytime in the near future. It has already begun to follow GM (NYSE: GM) and Nissan into the ...
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