Americans are used to being No.1 in nearly all the world’s businesses, and athletic endeavors. The foundation of that certainly began to erode in the 1970’s, when much of America’s manufacturing industry…
Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM) announced that it will recall 1.7 million cars, most of them in Japan. The vehicles may suffer from fuel leaks. The new recall can be added to another…
Obama called for a spending freeze for some government discretionary spending. (Reuters) The Federal Reserve will probably stick to it plans to buy bonds and noted economic improvement. (Reuters) Toyota Motor (NYSE:…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
GM (NYSE: GM) is supposed to be a badly crippled giant. Toyota (NYSE: TM) is the global car company with the most efficient manufacturing plants, the highest quality cars and the strongest…
The heads of several major investment banks attempted to sell their services of an AIG (NYSE: AIG) plan to pay off money it owes taxpayers (Reuters) Forecasts from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) helped…
The G20 has begun work to lower chances of a food crisis (Reuters) China is likely to tighten again (Reuters) Oil stayed above $89 due to a shutdown of the Alaska pipeline…
China displaced the US in 2009 as the world’s largest car market, and the number of Chinese auto buyers went up in 2010. Chinese buyers purchased 13.6 million vehicles in 2009 and…
GM (NYSE: GM) has offered buyouts to 3,000 workers at 14 of its plants. Most of these employees have special skills beyond assembly work. Many are electricians and welders. The more seasoned…
Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM), its brand besieged in the US and elsewhere due to recalls, has one bright spot in the US. The company’s luxury brand, Lexus, was the No.1 selling high-end…
At the annual United Nations sessions on climate issues in Cancun, US energy secretary Steven Chu predicted that electric vehicles powered by batteries will be able to compete more effectively with petroleum-burning…
German automaker Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKAY) doesn’t exactly say that it wants to be the world’s largest carmaker. Instead it says that it plans “to make Volkswagen the world’s most future-proof automotive…
Dell’s (NASDAQ: DELL) margins rushed past expectations and shares moved higher (Reuters) Bernanke said a strong US recovery is essential to global economic health (Reuters) Lawmakers attacked regulators and banks on the…
The GM IPO will be the largest eve.r (Reuters) Regulators indicated banks may face large write-offs on mortgages. (Reuters) Demand for the Chevy Volt has risen quickly. (Reuters) Toyota (NYSE: TM) expected…
The new performance scorecard from Truecar.com which it describes as how it “measures the overall performance of a brand or manufacturer based on pricing, sales, incentives, customer loyalty, market share, and inventory…
