courtesy of Kia MediaU.S. car and light truck sales rose 13.45% to 14,491,873 last year. As is true in any industry with a large number of companies, there were winners and losers.…
courtesy of NetflixTim Geithner’s departure from Treasury will deprive President Obama of his longest serving financial adviser. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) settles antitrust charges by the United States with very little…
ThinkstockU.S. new car sales are on track to top 14.4 million vehicles in 2012, and up to 15.5 million in the new year. Today’s reports on sales from major automakers continue a…
courtesy of NetflixChina’s services index rises to 56.1 in December, a sign of healthy expansion. (Reuters) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) tests a new iPhone and iOS 7. (Reuters) A court rejects an…
courtesy of Kia MediaHyundai Motor, which owns the Hyundai and Kia brands, has had the hot hand in the global auto market. But the company said its prospects will cool considerably in…
ThinkstockHP Asset Sales Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) has filed its 10-K, and among its top disclosures was that the troubled tech company may sell some of its assets. Actually, the comments should…
courtesy of FordThe popularity of cars can be measured by several factors. Among these are total unit sales in a year, market share versus direct competitors, and sales improvement year-over-year. The best…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.According to a research study at Indiana University, only 4% of 2,300 U.S. adult drivers said that purchasing a plug-in electric vehicle (EV) was under serious consideration. Of those,…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.In a settlement filed with a federal court in California yesterday, Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to bring an end to…
Paul Ausick courtesy of YouTubeRetailers press post-holiday discounts to make up for poor sales earlier in the cycle. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) will pay $1.1 billion to settle U.S. class action suits…
courtesy of General MotorsThe top 12 luxury brands accounted for only 10.8% of total U.S. car sales through the first 11 months of this year. But these lines are important to the…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) released its sales forecasts for its 2013 fiscal year, which begins in April. The prediction is extremely optimistic. The Japanese firm expects global sales…
ThinkstockThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) regularly ranks auto models of safety, using a series of crash tests. The primary criticism of the IIHS is that a very large number of cars…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wikimedia CommonsIn the light of a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sell the remainder of its shares in General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) at a loss of $12 billion to taxpayers, proponents of…
thinkstockThe Bank of Japan begins new stimulus, pressed by an administration just voted into office. (Reuters) IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) may buy NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX). (Reuters) Kodak sells $525 million…
