Ford vs. GM — The Past Five Years
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) may change CEOs within months, of even weeks, of one another. GM has already chosen Mary Barra to replace Dan…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) may change CEOs within months, of even weeks, of one another. GM has already chosen Mary Barra to replace Dan…
ThinkstockA rumor that Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) president and COO Steve Mollenkopf was under consideration for the open CEO position at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) apparently lit a fire under Qualcomm’s board,…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has a new chief executive officer, Mary Barra — the first woman to head a major global car company. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: G) may need a…
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its latest report on fuel economy trends and carbon dioxide emissions Thursday. The data includes fuel economy ratings through model year 2012…
courtesy of General MotorsNew General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra inherits a company that has done remarkably well in China and horribly in Europe. However, her greatest challenge is in…
General Motors Co.To put a punctuation mark on a day when the company named a new CEO, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) on Tuesday placed three vehicles on the list of six…
ThinkstockIn a new report released Monday, the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) reckons that the federal government bailout of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) saved 1.2 million U.S. jobs and preserved $34.9…
courtesy of FordThe Mustang. Ford’s (NYSE: F) storied sports car, now aged, got a makeover. The publicity the new auto got was extraordinary. But, it did not help the No.2 U.S. manufacturers…
courtesy of MicrosoftMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) just tanked as news is circulating that Alan Mulally will not be leaving Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) to replace Steve Ballmer as chief executive of…
courtesy of Ford Motor Company24/7 Wall St. is not a site about cars, although we write about the car industry often. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is treating the launch of its…
Kyle Bass's Hayman Capital Management reportedly has taken a large stake in General Motors. Bloomberg TV reported that the fund manager has taken a large stake, although its size was not initially…
ThinkstockAutomakers reported November U.S. sales throughout Tuesday, and we will follow the reports and post results as they come in. Carmakers had another good month both in sales and in average sales…
courtesy of MicrosoftWith no fanfare and just a list of all the subsidiaries included in the deal, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday…
ThinkstockCarmakers are expected to report November sales on Tuesday, and the consensus estimate calls for sales of about 1.2 million cars and light trucks, a gain of 3.6% over November 2012, according…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Car companies are not exactly giving their products away, but as the year draws to a close many are gambling as they take on the burden of interest rates,…