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…
Imagine what would happen if vehicle sales in the US dropped nearly 10% from one year to the next. Car sales did drop 11% in America during 1991 and hit a low…
Markets in Asia were off sharply.’ The Nikkei was down 2% to 15,772. NTT (NTT) was down 3.7% to 509000. Sony (SNE) was down 2.4% to 5390. Toyota (TM) was down 4.2%…
Word was that Toyota (TM) was hurting. Sales in the US have not been robust and they have been falling in the company’s home market of Japan. Car markets are slowing overall…
Douglas A. McIntyre Sales at Walmart.com have been doing well, and the head of the unit expects a robust holiday season. "Customers are still spending for the holidays. Halloween was very good for us, so…
Douglas A. McIntyre According to Reuters, profits rose 2.7% at Toyota (TM) and the company raised full-year forecasts. Reuters writes that GM (GM) will take a $39 billion non-cash charge in Q3 Reuters reports that…
Ford (F) will be putting over $13 billion into a fund which the UAW will use to pay health-care costs. That will take the liability for these expenses off Ford’s balance sheet…
According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) and GM (GM) gained sales in October despite a weak US car market. Reuters writes that News Corp’s (NWS) MySpace joined the new Google (GOOG) association of…
Markets in Asia fell sharply The Nikkei was off 2.1% to 16,517. Honda (HMC) was down 3.9% to 4210. Toyota (TM) was down 4% to 6480. The Hang Seng fell 3% to…
Ford (F) had another bad month for sales in its domestic vehicle operations. US units fell almost 10% to just over 195,000 total cars and light trucks. Wall St. thought the numbers…
Most analysts believe that October car sales will be down slightly from a year ago. While units sold by GM (GM) and Toyota (TM) are expected to be relatively flat, Ford (F)…
Markets In Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell .6% to 16,359. Canon (CAJ) fell 3.4% to 5730. Docomo (DCM) rose 1.3% to 152000. Toyota (TM) fell 2.3% to 6040. The Hang Seng…
Toyota (TM) recently had to recall several hundred thousand cars in it native Japan. It lost its top sport in the Consumer Reports reliability survey. Its shares trade near a 52-week low.…
According to Reuters, Halliburton (HAL) increased its third quarter profit by 19%. Reuters writes that Wal-Mart (WMT) will buy the part of its Japanese operations that it does not own for $350…
Shares in Asia were mixed with the Shanghai Composite off 3.5% to 5,825. The Nikkei rose .9% to 17,106. Sony (SNE) rose .6% to 5,430. Toyota (TM) rose 1.1% to 6350. The…