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Ford Motor Company

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Cars and Drivers

Ford Blows the Doors Off — Doubling Its Dividend

courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is trying to take away some of the thunder from General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), now that GM is losing its “Government Motors”…

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Jon C. Ogg
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Cars and Drivers

Do Ad Slogans Sell Cars? No

courtesy of General MotorsSales of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Chevrolet cars have not been robust lately. GM and many analysts blame this on an aging model line, which will be updated…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Cars and Drivers

Cadillac, Lincoln Lose in Car Brand Measure

courtesy of General MotorsIf car buyer brand performance is any measure of the success of a nameplate, Cadillac and Lincoln still have a long uphill battle against foreign competition. Brand weakness is yet another hurdle each…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Retail

BMW Wins 2012 U.S. Luxury Car Sales Race

Courtesy Ford Motor Co.The luxury car sales race in the United States in 2012 was won by BMW, with Mercedes second and Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) Lexus in third. The two…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Investing

What’s Important in the Financial World (1/4/2013)

ThinkstockVenezuelan Oil Lost among most of the discussions about the health of Venezuela’s president-for-life, Hugo Chavez, as he moves toward what seems will be an imminent death is the future of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre
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Cars and Drivers

The Car Sales Winners and Losers for 2012

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.…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Cars and Drivers

U.S. Auto Sales Rise Again in December

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…

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Paul Ausick
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Banking, finance, and taxes

U.S. Stock Futures Jump on Fiscal Cliff Deal

thinkstockLast night’s passage of a deal on the fiscal cliff in the U.S. House of Representatives has lit a fire under stock futures this morning. The DJIA is up more than 160…

Paul Ausick
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Cars and Drivers

Ford Claims Global Sales Leadership

courtesy Ford Motor Co.In a display of confidence about its fourth calendar quarter sales, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) yesterday announced that its Ford Focus nameplate is the best-selling car in the…

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Paul Ausick
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Cars and Drivers

Cars So Hot They Are Out of Stock

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…

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Mike Sauter
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Energy

Electric Cars Don’t Impress Car-Buying Public

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,…

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Paul Ausick
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Cars and Drivers

The Top Selling Luxury Cars in America

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…

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Douglas A. McIntyre
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Investing

Media Digest (12/26/2012) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Jaguar Land Rover will recall some cars in China over safety concerns. (Reuters) Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) blames Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce outsource operation for a Christmas Eve disruption of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre