Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 2.3% to 10,202. Toyota (TM) fell. The Hang send dropped. 1.1% to 20,929. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.2% to 3,027. At the open in…
Douglas A. McIntyre 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 mixed The Nikkei fell .7% to 10,444. Toyota (TM) dropped. The Hang Seng was up .4% to 21,156. The Shanghai Composite gained 2.2% to 2,990. At the open…
Douglas A. McIntyre 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…
Markets in Asia were higher. The Nikkei rose .7% to 10,393. Toyota (TM) traded higher. The Hang Seng was up 1.5% to 20,941. The Shanghai Composite was higher by 1.7% to 2,930.…
Douglas A. McIntyre 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…
Markets in Asia fell. The Nikkei was off .4% to 10,493. Toyota (TM) was down over 1%. The Hang Seng was off 2.1% to 19,668. The Shanghai Composite was down 6.7% to…
Douglas A. McIntyre 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…
Reuters: Price cuts on video consoles by Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) have causeD the competition in the field to heat up. Reuters: AIG’s (AIG) new CEO says he is working hard…
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei rose .6% to 10,534. Toyota (TM) was flat. The Hang Seng fell .6% to 29,123. The Shanghai Composite was off 2.9% to 2,861. At the…
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