courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.There has been a competition for the top position in global car sales for six years, since General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) lost its top spot in global…
courtesy of Tesla MotorsTesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is set to report earnings on Tuesday and all eyes are going to be on the electric car maker’s results. Expectations will be very…
ThinkstockU.S. automakers General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), and Chrysler Group LLC all reported double-digit year-over-year new car sales growth in the U.S. today. The month started off…
ThinkstockAutomakers reported October U.S. sales throughout the day Friday, and we will be following the reports and posting results as they come in. Sales in the first two weeks of the month…
courtesy of General Motors Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Wednesday morning. The automaker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 on revenues of $39.0…
Paul Ausick Courtesy Volkswagen AGThe Volkswagen Group means to become the world’s largest car manufacturer as measured by unit sales. That means it will have to push ahead of longtime leaders General Motors Co.…
courtesy of General MotorsThe Treasury Department’s SIGTARP report to Congress shows that taxpayers lost $9.695 billion on the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) bailout, once loan repayments and stock sales were taken into…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.With U.S. drivers keeping their cars for a longer time, high reliability is a prime asset. And reliability has long been a major selling point for Japanese companies…
Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) said Monday that it sold 2.5 million vehicles in the most recent quarter. That was 2.8% more that in the same period of last…
courtesy of Daimler Global MediaDaimler, the parent company of Mercedes, posted good third-quarter earnings. Unfortunately for the car maker, the improvement was made largely on the back of sales of its cheapest…
ThinkstockThe steel industry tends to go with the pulse of U.S. and international economic growth. Mired in slow growth for years, the top steel stocks became relegated to the Wall Street doghouse.…
ThinkstockThe Chinese government agency that handles environmental issues told the residents of the huge city of Harbin to keep their cars and trucks garaged, as air pollution overwhelmed the city. It is…
ThinkstockThe saying is that if there is a trading strategy, then there is an ETF strategy for that as well. Now the markets are getting a new exchange-traded fund strategy aimed at…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaWarren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) has acquired the beverage dispensing and merchandising businesses of IMI for $1.1 billion. The U.K.-based engineering firm says it will use…
courtesy of General Motors Co.General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) has priced the new Cadillac ELR electric luxury car far too high for it to sell well. The primary reason is not that…
