GM (GM): The Exhaustion Of Cutting
GM chief Rick Wagoner is prepared to work 24 hours a day to continue cutting costs in the US. Even if he has to take them to zero, he will get the…
GM chief Rick Wagoner is prepared to work 24 hours a day to continue cutting costs in the US. Even if he has to take them to zero, he will get the…
Ford (F) is about to release the latest version of its F-150 pick-up. Based on some data, the light truck has been the No.1 selling vehicle in the US for three decades.…
It is easy to look at Tata’s (TTM) new mini-car, which will sell for $2,500 in India, and laugh. It is smaller than the Honda (HMC) Civics which came into the US…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .2% to 14,529. Honda (HMC) fell 1.7% to 3510. Cocomo (DCM) rose 3.4% to 182000. The Shanghai Composite fell .3% to 27,113. China Life…
It looks like December will be another ghastly month for US car companies. Based on a survey of auto analysts by Bloomberg, units moved by the old "Big Three" could drop 7%…
Toyota (NYSE:TM) raised its forecasts for fiscal 2008 to 9.85 million vehicles, up 5.2% from the number of cars it expects to sell for its year ending March 31. That would mean…
Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei was up 1.7% to 15,874. Hitachi (HIT) was up 5.5% to 827. Honda (HMC) was up 2.4% to 3820. Yahoo Japan was down 2.5% to…
Going back to 1962, GM (GM) sold half of all the cars bought in America. By 1981, it had only dropped to 45%. In 1999, the Big Three still had a 71%…
Ford (F) and GM (GM) said they would cut back production for 2008. Demand is just not there due to higher fuel prices and a slow economy. But, that is not the…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell .5% to 15,271. Hitachi (HIT) fell 1.4% to 754. Honda (HMC) fell 1.4% to 3610. NTT (NTT) fell 1.4% to 479000. Sony (SNE) rose…
McDermott (NYSE:MDR) realigned its its B&W into 4 units, mostly aspects of nuclear but it also is focusing on cleaner coal and carbon capture. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is going greener than green with…
Asia markets are likely to open lower based on a sharp fall in US financial shares and concerns about the dollar. “With the U.S. performing so poorly, it can only mean bad…
Asia markets took on water. The Nikkei was down 2.5% to 14,837. Honda (HMC) was down 5.7% to 3620. Sony (SNE) was down 1.8% to 5230. The Hang Seng fell 4.2% to…
The promise of fuel cell cars has been a long arduous prospect for investors and for green-tech consumers alike. Last week marked the more official unveiling of Honda Motor’s FCX Clarity, the…
Markets in Asia fell sharply The Nikkei fell 2.5% to 15,197. Honda (HMC) fell 3.7% to 3760. NTT (NTT) rose 1.2% to 500000. The Hang Seng fell 3.9% to 27,666. China Life…