The country’s largest automobile dealership, AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) reported that January sales rose to 15,966 vehicles, up 7% year-over-year. The sales growth follows yesterday’s reports from General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM),…
A 30-second ad spot in this year’s Super Bowl costs an average of $3.5 million. That’s an 84% increase from 10 years ago and the highest amount advertisers have ever had to…
Australian mining company Lynas is nearing completion of a rare earth metals refining plant in Malaysia that would be capable of producing about a fifth of the current global demand for the…
Paul Ausick Car stocks traded mixed the day before the companies release January sales data. The number are expected to be as strong, if not stronger than those at the end of last year.…
Car sales in the US continue to defy economic gravity. After a 2011 in which sales rose sharply despite a shaky economy, Truecar says January sales will continue the trend. It is a sign…
The most successful car in history may be the Ford Model T. While other models may have sold more vehicles, Ford managed to sell nearly 17 million cars from 1908 to 1927…
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) has raised its 2012 annual global sales forecast to 8.58 million units, an increase of 100,000 from the company’s previous forecast. Toyota expects to sell…
Americans are used to the U.S. being the leader, or a top-ranked nation, in many areas. But in a number of industries and businesses, the U.S. has lost that first place, usually…
Researchers at Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) have been able to develop a new type of motor for the company’s hybrid cars that does not include the use of the expensive rare…
Volkswagen came close to having bragging rights. Its global sales made it the second largest car and light truck manufacturer worldwide. That placed it ahead of Toyota (NYSE: TM) and behind General…
Just two years after emerging from bankruptcy protection and taking a $50 billion bailout package from the federal government, General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) is once again leading the world in total…
Most Americans know nothing of Polk when it comes to analyzing auto data. There is likely soon to be a booming new car industry in America if American’s begin to revert anywhere…
Brand consultancy Interbrand has issued its latest report on brand value, and while the top five did not change, a gap is opening between the fourth and fifth place finishers. The largest…
Foreclosures fell for the first time in four years, according to research firm Realtytrac. The firm said “Foreclosure filings were reported on 205,024 U.S. properties in December, a decrease of 9 percent from…
Germany’s economy took a step closer to recession. The government announced that its GDP grew at 3%, which was less that posted earlier. The economy contracted 0.25% in the final quarter of…
