No automotive manufacturer has ever produced 10 million cars in a year. That is until Toyota did it in 2013. The news cements the impressive comeback Toyota has made from quality problems…
Ford Motor reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. It also reaffirmed its 2014 guidance.
New General Motors CEO Mary Barra recently and told reporters that she has no radical plans for the No. 1 car company in the United States. Given GM's size and dinosaur-like management,…
Now that the count is in for 2013, the numbers are official. Toyota was the No. 1 car company in the world. It is quite a comeback the great 2011 Japanese earthquake…
Small cars have several advantages for consumers. But they may be more than offset by the fact that small vehicles often are not safe to drive, a problem driven home by recent…
Ford has an ambitious plan to introduce 23 new vehicles around the world this year. That is the most in a single year in the company's history. They include the revamped F-150…
New General Motors CEO Mary Barra will get a base salary of $1.6 million. She can make about three times that in total bonuses and other compensation, according to a filing with…
General Motors Co.The 24/7 Wall St. 2014 U.S. Car Industry Forecast The 2014 season is in full swing for the auto industry, with new products and lines unveiled, and now’s the time…
If General Motors and Ford need success in Europe to round out whatever strength they have in Asia and the United States, then each suffered a sharp setback last year.
Ford topped the Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards for 2013 models. It is a testament to the strength of the turnaround started by CEO Alan Mulally as Ford struggled through the recession and…
ThinkstockGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) just couldn’t take being a serious dividend laggard any longer. Now that rival Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) raised its dividend by 25%, GM decided that it…
Suntory, the Japanese brewer, spent $13.6 billion to buy Beam, the maker of Jim Beam. In doing so, Suntory has moved further into a business that is as likely to be successful…
Volkswagen has said that it plans to storm the North American market. But its market share in December was 2.5%, a sign its sales continued to erode.
It seems as though that if one wants to analyze the prospects for Ford, then one must also analyze the prospects for General Motors. 24/7 Wall St. has been analyzing the prospects…
courtesy of Ford Motor CompanyFord Motor Co. (NYSE: F) just continues to impress. The company just announced that it plans to raise its quarterly dividend to $0.125 per share, up 25% from…
