5:47am ET
Cars and Drivers
Which Car Brand Closes Next?
Pontiac is gone now. So is Saturn, and in effect Hummer. Ford Motor (NYSE: F) announced that it would fad out Mercury, a brand created by Henry Ford’s son Edsel. Car makers…
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5:36am ET
Investing
Will Every Foreign Worker In China Get A Raise? Will Every Chinese Worker?
There have been an extraordinary number of suicides at Chinese electronics company Foxconn which does a great deal of work for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Foxconn recently raised salaries by 30%n which may address…
3:54am ET
Media
Media Digest 6/1/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
MarketWatch: BP plc (NYSE: BP) opened down 12% after top kill failed. Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) turned down a deal from Prudential plc to cut the price of AIA. Reuters: …
3:56am ET
Media
Media Digest 5/28/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Ford Motor (NYSE: F) may kill the Mercury brand. Reuters: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is finding a flood of Asian buyers for the iPad. Reuters: Prudential plc is in talks with…
1:18pm ET
Energy
Honda Looks to China for Battery-Powered Autos (HMC, TM, F, BRK-A, BYDDF)
Without specifying a partner, the CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC) said yesterday that he hopes that his company can work with China to develop batteries for an all-electric vehicle .…
3:48am ET
Media
Media Digest (4/28/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Fed will probably say it will keep rates low. Reuters: Republicans have come up with their own bank reform plan. Reuters: Wellpoint says it will stop dropping patients. Reuters: Oil…
6:00am ET
Cars and Drivers
Misleading Research: Americans Now Prefer American Cars
American cars have now passed their Asian competitors in the quality race among US consumers. The new Associated Press-GfK Poll shows that “38 percent say U.S. cars are best and 33 percent prefer…
3:03pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Car Sales In China, The Industry’s Salvation, Rise 63% In March
Car sales in China during March rose 63% to 1.26 million according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. US domestic vehicles sales for the same period were 1.07 million. When trucks…
2:39pm ET
Energy
Lithium vs. Gasoline: Trading One Expensive Energy Source for Another
The IPO filing by Tesla Motors brings into sharp relief the current battle for hearts and minds between the new electric cars and the traditional gasoline-powered vehicles. US and Japanese carmakers are…
1:12pm ET
Cars and Drivers
Tie For No.1 Among GM, F, And Toyota While Hyundai Falters
Hyundai has been the star of the domestic car industry for over a year, as it picked up market share with its slick new cars and relatively low prices. Its status was…
2:46am ET
Media
Media Digest 3/25/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: EU leaders are divided on Greece before their summit. Reuters: Changes in the health care bill will go back to the House. Reuters: China described interest rates as a “heavy-duty weapon”…
4:07am ET
Investing
Is Everything In The World Broken?: Graco Recalls 1.2 Million High Chairs
Mattel (MAT) toys had lead paint in them. Car companies from Toyota (TM) to Nissan to Honda (HMC) have recalled cars for defects, some of them dangerous. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission…
8:33am ET
Cars and Drivers
Toyota (TM) Brands Dominate JP Power Dependability Survey, Discontinued GM Cars Do Well
Toyota (TM) dominated the 2010 JD Power Vehicle Dependability Survey. Granted, the poll looks back over a period of a year. Power describes the methodology as “original vehicle owners were asked to report the type and…
3:46pm ET
Investing
The Hardest Working Brands for 2009: The Year Of The Dog
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
4:42am ET
Cars and Drivers
Signs Of The Apocalypse: Honda Recalls 410,000 Cars
Every car sold in America, and perhaps the rest of the world, is broken or dangerous to drive so it seems. Toyota (TM) has recalled more than eight million cars. Ford (F) says…