courtesy of General MotorsWhatever affect the millions of recalls General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has announced will have on sales, it will not be felt until the second quarter. During the first quarter,…
Whatever recall and sales growth problems General Motors may have in the United States, its money-losing European operations have finally started to turn around.
courtesy of SubaruSubaru sales rose 21.2% in March to 44,479. And its share of U.S. car sales surged to 2.9%. However, the best measure of its sales superiority is how hard it…
Douglas A. McIntyre ThinkstockThe working theory among auto industry experts is that recalls by several large manufacturers could hurt their sales and undermine their market shares. Another possibility is that buyer swill worry about the…
courtesy of General MotorsLast December, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) stock posted its 52-week high price of $41.85. On Friday, the stock fell below its IPO price of $33 for the first…
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsGerman automaker BMW is recalling about 500,000 cars from model years 2010 to 2011 to fix a problem with the bolts that attach a car’s…
These are the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Friday, April 11, 2014. They include Cisco Systems, Cogent Communications, Ford, Gap, Pier 1 Imports and Zynga.
Courtesy Volkswagen AGVolkswagen of America has issued a mandatory stop-sale order on four of its 2014 cars built just this past February. The order applies to Jettas, Beetles, Beetle Convertibles and Passats…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockThis is a million-dollar question, literally. Maybe even a billion-dollar question, given all the lobbying money being spent on the debate. The United States has a top corporate income tax rate of…
According to new data from the Polk division of IHS Automotive, the Ford Focus was the number one selling car worldwide in 2013, based on new car registrations.
Toyota has recalled 6.4 million cars, the latest in a series of industry setbacks, led by massive recalls by General Motors, which have rocked the company. Here are the details.
Toyota (NYSE: TM) has recalled 6.4 million cars. These have been sold around the world. Its shares are off 5% on the news. The announcement comes just weeks after huge GM recalls.
Douglas A. McIntyre Only two mid-sized SUVs did well enough to take the top honor in a new safety rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests. Six SUVs tested did not qualify for…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsThe state of California’s fund to provide $2,500 rebates to state residents who purchase an all-electric vehicle has run out of money. Expectations are high that funding will be…
Chevy has entered the pickup incentive awards in earnest. The top three selling vehicles in the United States are pickups, led by Ford's F-150 and including Chrysler's Dodge Ram.
