Chrysler: Contentious IPO Nears
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCItaly’s Fiat SpA may hold an initial public offering (IPO) for Chrysler Group LLC as early as the first quarter of next year, according Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. But that is…
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Courtesy Ford Motor Co.August was a very good month for U.S. sales of cars and light trucks. Industry research firm Kelley Blue Book (KBB) now estimates that seasonally adjusted annual sales in 2013 will…
Hyundai and Volkswagen Lose U.S. Auto Race
Courtesy Volkswagen AGTo the amazement of many, U.S. car sales are at an annual run rate of 16 million vehicles. That comes close to matching the record years of 2006 and 2007, before the…
August Car Sales Climb Sharply
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Automakers reported August sales throughout the day today, and the month was a big one for most carmakers. Based on analysts’ estimates, the seasonally adjusted annual sales rate for 2013 is…
Toyota and GM Chevy Recalls Total Over 650,000
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Recalls are part of the car industry and generally are accepted by the public — unless perhaps they come in blocks of many hundreds of thousands at a time. Eventually brands…
Best-Selling Toyota Prius to Get Better
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The various models of the Prius from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) are the best-selling hybrid vehicles in the United States. As of the end of July, the three versions of…
U.S. Auto Quality Crushed Again as Trend Toward Imports Returns
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsAfter many years of quality improvement, according to most industry research, U.S. car companies apparently have fallen back into old habits. New data from the American Customer…
Can Tesla Help Awful Electric Car Sales?
courtesy of General MotorsElectric cars have only one problem. No one wants to own one. That might change because of the wildly positive publicity around the success of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). But…
Toyota Continues to Recover, Hyundai Still Lags
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.When Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) U.S. sales collapsed four years ago, and did not make any recovery for three, most industry analysts blamed recalls and the effects of the 2011…
Good News for Automakers in August Sales Forecast
ThinkstockNew U.S. car sales for the month of August, including fleet sales, are expected to reach 1.46 million units, remaining on track to reach total 2013 sales of 15.6 million units, according to Kelley…
A Gasoline-Powered Tesla
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsElon Musk, the most handsome and intelligent man in the world, faces an insurmountable task as he works to sharply increase sales of his Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) cars. The…
Lincoln, Desperate for Sales, Offers Weak “Black Label” Line
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Lincoln, the luxury division of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), remains in the basement of mainline luxury brands, with a market share of less than 6% so far this year. The company…
GM Recall on 300,000 Chevy Cruze Models for Brake Problem
courtesy of General MotorsGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will recall nearly 300,000 Chevrolet Cruze models from model years 2011 and 2012 to replace a…
24/7 Wall St. Virtual Review of the New Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
ThinkstockGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google News currently shows around 100 articles about the new Chevy Corvette, built by the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) division. Most of the stories focus on the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s Customizable…
Ford to Cut C-Max Mileage Rating by 10%
courtesy Ford Motor Co.On Thursday afternoon, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is expected to announce that its C-Max hybrid’s mileage rating will be cut from a combined 47 miles per gallon (mpg) to 43…