NOAAFord on the Rise Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) shares reached a 52-week high, which is a sign Wall Street is willing to forgive the company’s atrocious performance in Europe. The trend…
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsGermany auto workers are not low paid by the standards of almost any other auto workers in the world. That may not matter as much…
ThinkstockSales of new cars in May are forecast to rise as much as 8% year-over-year in the U.S. and bounce back to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of more than 15 million…
Courtesy Chrysler Group LLCIn 2012, drivers filed just under 30,000 complaints about their cars with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The complaints included problems with brakes, powertrains and every other…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.What makes a good family car? It’s usually a combination of features like roominess, safety, cost to purchase, cost to run and maintain, style and resale value. Purchasing a…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) issued financial data that showed that in the short term the auto manufacturer has experienced a recovery. Toyota’s fortunes mostly have gotten better…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsShrinking Federal Budget Deficit The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued the first good news about the federal budget deficit since the 2008 recession and the…
Douglas A. McIntyre courtesy of NetflixThe HSBC services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) drops to 51.1 in April, a sign that China’s manufacturing economy is barely expanding. (Reuters) Bain and Golden Gate are close to a…
courtesy of Kia MediaMost people buy a car with the goal of getting as much out of it as possible before trading it in. However, a test drive can only reveal so…
courtesy of The Car Spy, via Wikimedia CommonsBMW posted impressive earnings, although by many measures they could be considered weak. The luxury car group has proved that even recession does not kill the…
ThinkstockApril U.S. sales numbers are due out from most U.S. and foreign automakers today, and it looks like it was another good month for car sales. Chrysler Group, which is controlled by…
Our list of the 10 best green cars for 2013 provides a somewhat granular look at the market for hybrid and all-electric cars in the U.S. But a higher level look also…
Paul Ausick Courtesy General Motors Co.General Motors Coo. (NYSE: GM) discussed its present situation in China and pointed to its future plans. GM has been the leading car company in China for eight years,…
ThinkstockBlackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) will halt its bid for Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) announces CFO departure as it posts strong earnings. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)…
Courtesy of Tesla MotorsThere are about five dozen hybrid or all-electric cars available in the U.S. Of those, the editors of Kelley Blue Book chose 10 that they think are the best…
