Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) has raised its 2012 annual global sales forecast to 8.58 million units, an increase of 100,000 from the company’s previous forecast. Toyota expects to sell…
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has another blow-out quarter driven by iPhone sales. (Reuters) Japan has its first trade deficit since 1980. (Reuters) Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) posts weak earnings on a revenue drop. (Reuters)…
Americans are used to the U.S. being the leader, or a top-ranked nation, in many areas. But in a number of industries and businesses, the U.S. has lost that first place, usually…
Researchers at Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) have been able to develop a new type of motor for the company’s hybrid cars that does not include the use of the expensive rare…
Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), one of the most troubled large tech companies in the world, replaced its two long-time CEOs. The move may do little to help the firm. It has…
Volkswagen came close to having bragging rights. Its global sales made it the second largest car and light truck manufacturer worldwide. That placed it ahead of Toyota (NYSE: TM) and behind General…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares stumbled after it released fourth-quarter earnings. Revenue rose 25%, but net income barely rose to $2.7 billion. The markets were puzzled about why Google now has 32,467 full-time workers,…
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) misses earnings expectations, which pushes shares down as much as 10%. (Reuters) IKEA posts a profit and grows in most regions of the world. (Reuters) Greece and private creditors…
Just two years after emerging from bankruptcy protection and taking a $50 billion bailout package from the federal government, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is once again leading the world in total…
Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) files for Chapter 11. (Reuters) Greece and its private lenders work toward a last-hour compromise on a debt exchange. (Reuters) BP (NYSE: BP) likely to set a $20…
Most Americans know nothing of Polk when it comes to analyzing auto data. There is likely soon to be a booming new car industry in America if American’s begin to revert anywhere…
German carmaker Volkswagen AG sold 2.26 million vehicles in China and Hong Kong during 2011, up 18% year-over-year and a new record for the company. China is the company’s largest market for…
Among 33 auto brands sold in the US, Hyundai has the highest customer loyalty–which JP Power calls “retention rate” One in three new-vehicle owners who switched brands say their previous brand didn’t make…
Updated throughout the day Olympus may set a partial merger with Samsung (Reuters) GM (NYSE: GM) may shift more production to Europe to improve relationships with Germany unions which represent Opel workers (Reuters)…
Douglas A. McIntyre Foreclosures fell for the first time in four years, according to research firm Realtytrac. The firm said “Foreclosure filings were reported on 205,024 U.S. properties in December, a decrease of 9 percent from…
