Courtesy Toyota Motor Corp.The various models of the Prius from Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) are the best-selling hybrid vehicles in the United States. As of the end of July, the three…
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsAfter many years of quality improvement, according to most industry research, U.S. car companies apparently have fallen back into old habits. New data from the…
Brian Solis, via Wikimedia CommonsWithin the first hour of trading on Monday morning, shares of Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) have risen more than 3% and the company’s market cap has risen to…
courtesy of General MotorsElectric cars have only one problem. No one wants to own one. That might change because of the wildly positive publicity around the success of Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.When Toyota Motor Corp.’s (NYSE: TM) U.S. sales collapsed four years ago, and did not make any recovery for three, most industry analysts blamed recalls and the effects of…
ThinkstockNew U.S. car sales for the month of August, including fleet sales, are expected to reach 1.46 million units, remaining on track to reach total 2013 sales of 15.6 million units, according…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaLast week brought the latest full equity holdings of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B). While several key changes were made in the stakes, actually…
Courtesy Ford Motor Co.Lincoln, the luxury division of Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F), remains in the basement of mainline luxury brands, with a market share of less than 6% so far this year.…
courtesy of General MotorsGeneral Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will recall nearly 300,000 Chevrolet Cruze models from model years 2011 and 2012 to…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockGoogle Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google News currently shows around 100 articles about the new Chevy Corvette, built by the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) division. Most of the stories focus on the 2014 Chevrolet…
White House Photo by Pete SouzaBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) and Warren Buffett have released the conglomerate’s stock holdings as of June 30, 2013. This 13F filing with the SEC shows that…
courtesy of KFCYum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is not the first American company to stumble badly in China. It will not be the last, either. China is Yum! Brands’ most important market.…
ThinkstockThe top 100 TV advertisers represent at least 50% of the market, and the top 20 represent 25 major brand advertisers. Their advertising agencies seek to buy media placements from a large,…
courtesy of Daimler Global MediaOn the front page of the General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) Chevy website is a list of all its models that won the recent 2013 J.D.Power Initial Quality…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of General MotorsThe 2014 Chevy Volt from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will hit showroom floors with a sticker price $5,000 less than the 2013 model. Adding in government rebates, the…
