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GM May Have to Fire New CEO Mary Barra

New General Motors CEO Mary Barra has barely been in her job four months, but she could be gone almost immediately. The worse the GM recall crisis becomes, the more the board needs a…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

GM Crushed by New 2.7 Million-Car Recall

General Motors issued five new recall notices Thursday morning, affecting some 2.7 vehicles. The share price dipped about 1% on the announcement.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

The 10 Most Reliable Cars

Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.What exactly is reliability in a car? Most ratings are based on owner surveys in the first few months or first year of ownership. With the average age of a U.S.…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Why GM Offers More Value for Investors Than Ford

courtesy of General MotorsLast year was a very good year for carmakers. They sold more cars — 82 million — than in any of the past five years, and sales are expected to reach…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Hot Start for Chrysler 200 to Spur Growth

courtesy of ChryslerChrysler needs a spark to continue the extraordinary growth that began almost as soon as it emerged from Chapter 11 and began its relationship with Fiat. It has gotten that spark as…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

The 10 Top Selling Cars in the World

At the end of the first quarter of 2014, the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car in the world. That is not exactly earth-shattering news because the Corolla has been the best-selling car for…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

No Update for Cadillac Flagship CTS-V

courtesy of General MotorsIt is the flagship of Cadillac’s line — the super powerful CTS-V. Cadillac has updated virtually every other car in its line. The brute with a 556-horsepower engine languishes. It may…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

BMW Electric Car Line-Up Challenges Tesla

Bayerische Motoren Werke AGBMW calls them the i3 and i8. They are, in reality, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) killers, and worthy ones. The i3, sells for as little as $42,000, which is about two-thirds of what…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Missouri May Block Tesla Sales

Just as Wall Street is cooling to the prospects of Tesla Motors, the electric car company faces the likelihood that it will need to fight one more state for the right to sell its…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

GM Says Recalled Cars Safe to Drive

The recall of some 2.6 million General Motors vehicles to replace a faulty ignition switch has already forced the company to reserve more than $1 billion to make the needed repairs.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Tesla Earnings Analysis: Gigafactory, GigaStockSale

Tesla shares opened lower Thursday morning, following the company's disappointing earnings report Wednesday. What probably hurt the stock most was the forecast that R&D spending will rise about 30%.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Toyota Sells Over 9 Million Vehicles

Toyota has announced its full-year earnings for the period that ended on March 30. Along with stellar earnings, the Japanese car manufacturer reported it sold 9,116,033 vehicles.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 12 years ago

Tesla Stock Battered on Soft Profit Guidance

Courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported first-quarter 2014 earnings after markets closed on Wednesday. For the quarter, the electric car maker posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.12 on…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

Tesla Earnings Jitters

Electric car maker Tesla Motors reports earnings after markets close Wednesday, and investors appear to be a little nervous ahead of the report.

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago

GM Rolls Out New Customer Survey: Why Now?

In what is being characterized as a move to make it easier to get customer feedback and post it online more quickly, GM later soon will send out a new, shorter questionnaire to sales…

Paul Ausick · 12 years ago