courtesy of YouTubeRetailers press post-holiday discounts to make up for poor sales earlier in the cycle. (Reuters) Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) will pay $1.1 billion to settle U.S. class action suits…
courtesy of General MotorsThe top 12 luxury brands accounted for only 10.8% of total U.S. car sales through the first 11 months of this year. But these lines are important to the…
courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp.Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) released its sales forecasts for its 2013 fiscal year, which begins in April. The prediction is extremely optimistic. The Japanese firm expects global sales…
ThinkstockThe Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) regularly ranks auto models of safety, using a series of crash tests. The primary criticism of the IIHS is that a very large number of cars…
Douglas A. McIntyre Wikimedia CommonsIn the light of a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sell the remainder of its shares in General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) at a loss of $12 billion to taxpayers, proponents of…
thinkstockThe Bank of Japan begins new stimulus, pressed by an administration just voted into office. (Reuters) IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE) may buy NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX). (Reuters) Kodak sells $525 million…
courtesy of General MotorsDespite the launch of a number of new models, Cadillac’s share of luxury car sales in the United States continues to be less than modest, as the sales of…
courtesy of NetflixUBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) admits fraud in the Libor case and will pay $1.5 billion. (Reuters) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) says a large number of recalls have not hurt sales.…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.Depending on what you count and when you count, everybody’s a winner. At least that seems to be the thinking behind the latest hybrid car sales figures from Ford…
ThinkstockU.S. new car sales in November rose 15% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 15.54 million. Compared with October, sales rose 4.7% to 1.14 million units sold according to data…
courtesy Ford Motor Co.The average price of all cars, light trucks, and SUVs sold in the United States is slightly above $30,000. Read: The 10 Cheapest Cars for Sale But several vehicles…
For decades, a relatively small number of cars and light trucks have dominated U.S. sales, whether these were built by American, Japanese, or European manufacturers. This trend goes all the way back…
We noted earlier this morning that U.S. new car sales continue to rise in November, but a few of the usual suspects had not reported sales at the time. But all the…
Automakers are releasing November U.S. sales figures today and the news continues to look good for most of the companies. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and Nissan both cruised past analysts’ estimates…
The myth of a turnaround of the Cadillac division of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) becomes more laughable by the month. The luxury nameplate continues to brag that its new ATS will…
