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Cars and Drivers
December Car Sales Expected to Be Best of the Year, Led by GM
December's car sales are expected to be the best for any month of 2016, and the manufacturer with the best results is market leader General Motors.
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Cars and Drivers
Detroit Three Automakers to Crimp Car Production in January
Incentives alone won't sell cars, sport utility vehicles and pickups, and that means that carmakers are going to have to take steps to reduce inventories, and the traditional method for doing that…
8:45am ET
Cars and Drivers
GM Layoffs May Not Be Over
GM has just laid off 1,300 workers as demand slows for its small sedans and coupes. GM factory workers have reason to continue to worry about employment in 2017.
Douglas A. McIntyre 6:25am ET
Investing
Happy Holidays, You’re Fired: List of Companies Laying People Off
The holidays are a particularly cruel time to lay off people, or to tell them they will be laid off soon. That has not stopped a number of companies from doing so.
9:10am ET
Cars and Drivers
New Car Prices Reach All-Time High in 2016
If you think that new cars and light trucks are getting more expensive, you're right. The average transaction price for a new vehicle hit an all-time high in 2016.
9:05am ET
Companies and Brands
Companies That Disrespect the American Indian: Land O’Lakes, Mutual of Omaha, Apache, Jeep and More
American corporations have been even more aggressive that professional sports franchises in the adoption of the term "Indian" or pejorative terms for Native Americans, images of Indians and the names of specific…
9:45am ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford Leads Detroit Three in EU New Car Sales
New car registrations in the European Union for the month of November totaled 1.15 million units, and the top-selling carmaker there is Volkswagen.
11:20am ET
Cars and Drivers
GM Inventory Levels at 8-Year High; More Jobs Threatened?
At the end of November, General Motors reported that it had an 84-day supply cars and light trucks in its inventory. Many of those were Chevy Camaros and Buick Enclaves.
Paul Ausick 9:35am ET
Cars and Drivers
Tesla Short Interest Rises to 35 Million Shares, 32% of Float
Short sellers are taking an aggressive run at Tesla Motors, though the same powerful and frequent rumors keep moving Tesla's shares.
1:14pm ET
Commodities & Metals
Automakers Demand for Lithium to Rise 17% in 2017
Lithium is the critical component of the lithium-ion batteries that power smartphones, laptops, and cars. Global demand for lithium batteries is expected to reach 1.7 billion units in 2016 and rise 17%…
9:05am ET
Cars and Drivers
IIHS Awards 38 Cars Top Awards, With Headlights as Drawback
Good headlights are a bit hard to come by, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Only 38 of the car models measured for its 2017 awards received its Top Safety…
8:45am ET
Cars and Drivers
The Good and the Bad for Ford and GM Sales
Barclays sees signs of "elevated sentiment" that the U.S. economy will get a boost from President-Elect Donald Trump's proposed tax cuts.
8:50am ET
Cars and Drivers
GM Inventories Surge Nearly 200,000 in November
In what cannot be a good sign for GM's operations, its inventory soared in November. Management almost certainly wishes a large number of the cars were in the hands of customers.
Douglas A. McIntyre 12:20pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Ford F-150 Sales Jump in November, Regain Share from GM, FCA
Ford maintained its customary lead in pickup truck sales with November, though GMC Sierra sales jumped more than 14%.
10:55am ET
Cars and Drivers
GM November Sales Up as Cadillac, Buick  Rise Sharply
Cadillac retail sales increased more than 14% in November, while the Buick brand saw a year-over-year total sales boost of about 16%.
Paul Ausick