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 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…
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…
courtesy of General MotorsProfit-sharing bonuses for United Auto Workers’ members at Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) are expected to be at least as large as last…
courtesy of NetflixUBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) admits fraud in the Libor case and will pay $1.5 billion. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says a large number of recalls have not hurt sales.…
courtesy of Morgan StanleyThe commonwealth of Massachusetts has fined investment bank Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) $5 million for “improper influence” related to its dealing with research analysts prior to the March IPO…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Depending on what you count and when you count, everybody’s a winner. At least that seems to be the thinking behind the latest hybrid car sales figures from Ford…
Wikimedia CommonsWhatever hope car companies had that economies in Europe might mend in 2013, which would help their fortunes, has disappeared. Sales figures for the region in November tumbled from a year…
thinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) pays a $1.92 billion fine to the U.S. government to settle a money laundering probe. (Reuters) The cost of outside products necessary to run Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
ThinkstockU.S. new car sales in November rose 15% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 15.54 million. Compared with October, sales rose 4.7% to 1.14 million units sold according to data…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.The average price of all cars, light trucks, and SUVs sold in the United States is slightly above $30,000. Read: The 10 Cheapest Cars for Sale But several vehicles…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a poor growth forecast from Europe and a better-than-expected report on U.S. unemployment. The German central bank said this morning that Germany’s expected GDP…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) has been touting its Fusion hybrid and one model of its C-MAX hybrid family with EPA mileage per gallon (mpg) ratings of “47 city/47…
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