Reuters: The young and affluent in China may become more active consumers. Reuters: The G20 is looking to nurture the recovery and add financial safeguards. Reuters: Taxpayers may never get back all…
Markets in Asia were mixed as Japan reopened after a three day holiday. The Nikkei was up 1.9% to 10,544. JAL dropped sharply but Honda (HMC) and Sony (SNE) rose. The Hang…
Several consulting firms post annual figures for the world’s most valuable brands. The two best known are probably the Interbrand and BrandZ surveys. They are notably different, up until now at least.…
The “cash for clunkers” program was not kind to GM. It did not have a single vehicle on the list of the ten most purchased cars which was dominated by Toyota (TM),…
The cloud that is GM may have found a silver lining. GM’s Chevrolet Equinox, which is powered by a pollution-free fuel-cell, passed its one millionth mile in test drives. The firm says…
The “cash for clunkers” program was not kind to GM. It did not have a single vehicle on the list of the ten most purchased cars which was dominated by Toyota (TM),…
Markets in Asia were narrowly mixed. The Nikkei fell .8% to 10,312. Honda (HMC) and Toyota (TM) slipped. The Hang Seng fell .7% to 20,925. The Shanghai Composite was up .5% to…
Reuters: Markets in Asia and Europe were mostly higher with many up over 1%. Cadbury rose on an offer from Kraft (KFT). Rio Tinto (RTP) rose. Reuters: Kraft (KFT) bid $16.7 billion…
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei fell .5% to 10,214. Honda (HMC) and Toyota (TM) both dropped more than 2%. The Hang Seng rose 1.4% to 19,786. The Shanghai Composite rose…
The “cash for clunkers” data by car manufacturer and model type is incorrect. The Department of Transportation numbers reports cars by drive train and not by brand. Edmunds was able to see…
Markets in Asia were slightly higher. The Nikkie rose .4% to 10,530. Honda (HMC) and Toyota (TM) both rose. The Hang Seng was up .8% to 10,892. The Shanghai Composite was up…
August light vehicle sales in the US have to be good. The “clunkers” program produced almost 700,000 sales. The industry might as well enjoy it while its lasts. September and the rest…
August light vehicle sales in the US have to be good. The “clunkers” program produced almost 700,000 purchases. The industry might as well enjoy it while its lasts. September and the rest…
Well, it seems that despite the notion that ‘cash for clunkers’ was nothing more than a giveaway is perhaps only partly true. This was another giveaway and it may ultimately pull away…
