Even before the recession there had been ongoing woes tied to “peak auto” trends. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic and people stopped buying big ticket items like cars. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:…
Jon C. Ogg Why is Ford the most widely traded stock by individual investors? One reason may be its presence as one of America's best-known but failed brands.
Douglas A. McIntyre When new car sales for July are announced next week, the numbers are expected to be better than in the past four months, but still add up to a decline of nearly…
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of a few of the most anticipated quarterly reports due this week, including Altria, Ford, General Electric and Starbucks
The length of time Americans keep their cars certainly will rise this year, as a multiyear trend meets the pandemic.
General Motors has been hammered by the pandemic and the worry that it has not been fast enough in the autonomous and electric car businesses.
New car sales have dropped by about a third in the second quarter of this year as buyers had to deal with the effects of the pandemic. Carmakers and dealers revved up…
Customer loyalty is the holy grail for automakers. Building that loyalty costs money and takes time. New research from J.D. Power shows which automakers have the most loyal customers.
Ford launched the first new Bronco models in nearly 25 years on Monday.
The Detroit Three automakers are having a lousy year that is not expected to improve much. But what about next year, and the year after that? Which one is better positioned to…
Second-quarter sales from the three major U.S. carmakers fell by more than a third year over year. A recovery in May and June could fizzle though and the summer could be a…
Tesla announced Thursday that it delivered more than 90,000 vehicles in the second quarter despite the fact that its California plant was closed for 41 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than two dozen state and local governments along with several environmental groups and five automakers have indicated their intention to file briefs in a lawsuit against the EPA related to automobile…
Debt rating agency Moody's has downgraded some $130 billion in automakers' debt.
While the F-150's success is at the heart of Ford's financial performance, the new version will do little to pull Ford out of its deeply troubled position.
Douglas A. McIntyre 
