Nissan’s Big New Hybrid
Nissan’s flagship brand is Infiniti which competes with BMW, Mercedes, the Lexus brand of Toyota (NYSE: TM), and the Acura brand of Honda (NYSE: HMC). The Cadillac brand of GM needs to be added…
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The world of car driving would change a great deal if vehicle manufacturers began to compete against rental companies, which are the auto companies’ largest customers. BMW will begin to rent cars in Germany.…
Toyota’s New 1.52 Million Recall: Poor Workmanship Or Fear Of Government Reaction
The Transportation Department probably keeps statistics on car recalls which date back to the Model T. It does not matter much since problem cars are recalled for an infinite number of reasons and some…
Luxury Car Companies Grow By Abandoning Luxury
Luxury car companies have begun to move down market into the $35,000 range, which is the realm of the more pricey Buicks and Fords. It is easy to see why given the limited market…
Google Creates A Car That Needs No Driver
A car without a driver. A man without a brain. A map that needs not user. Google says that “we have developed technology for cars that can drive themselves.” The cars are not ready…
GM Debt Gets The Junk Rating It Deserves
S&P gave GM a corporate rating of “BB-,” which put it well into “junk” territory. However, the credit agency was optimistic about some of the No.1 American car company’s prospects. GM made money in…
Ford Sales Close In On GM In September, But Lincoln Dies
Ford Motor (NYSE: F) wants to be the No.1 car company in America. It came close in September. Ford’s sales rose 46% to 160,873. GM’s units sold rose 22% to 172,969. Ford’s sales were…
Hyundai Recalls Nearly 140,000 2011 Sonatas, No Mention On Website
Hyundai has been the fastest growing car company in the US over the last two years. It has matched high quality with low prices, much as Japanese manufacturers did for three decades. The company’s…
Odds Of Chrylser IPO Dim
“Under promise, over deliver.” Someone forgot to tell Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. He announced that he intends to have an IPO for the No.3 US car company in the second half of next year.…
Toyota’s New Fleet Of Hybrids–Obsolete Before They Are Launched
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 vehicles of the company’s…
China Growth For Major Car Companies Slows
It may turn out that China is not the Holy Grail for multinational car companies that they believed it would be. The world’s largest car market was supposed to offer the opportunity for corporations…
US Car Sales Head Toward 1982 Lows
US car and light vehicle sales probably reached a 28-year low in August, their worst level since the same month in 1982. The data for the projections is from Ward’s, a leader in car…
Chrysler May Shine As Car Sales Slow
Car sales will probably slow in August as the economy begins to sputter and people wait to see more of the models which will be launched for the 2011 model year. The trend of…
Toyota Breaks Another One Million Cars–Will Fix Them
Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) probably recalled as many cars in 2010 as the company has made since it was founded. Today, Toyota added to that list–if that is possible. The Japan-based company said “it…
Toyota Has Plenty Of Friends In Mississippi But Few Elsewhere
Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), whose already bruised reputation suffered another blow yesterday following yet another media report about a government safety investigation, does have plenty of friends in Mississippi. That’s where the Japanese…