They're all gone now, sold off during Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)'s wrenching restructuring, casualties of CEO Alan Mulally's determination to focus the whole company behind one...
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April 21 - News
Last week, my colleague Daniel Miller argued that Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)'s decision to discontinue the Ranger pickup in North America was a mistake.
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April 21 - News
Two members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average got started on their path to business leadership on April 21, and one former member reached one of the most impressive milestones...
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April 21 - News
Good news for Detroit: Full-size truck sales are up 23% in the first quarter and are approaching levels not seen since the recession tanked U.S. vehicle sales.
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April 21 - News
I get it. The 2009 bailout-bankruptcy-overhaul orchestrated by the Obama administration left a lot of hard feelings in its wake.
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April 20 - News
Things never get dull for the country's lone satellite-radio provider. Shares of Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) moved lower this week, closing 2.3% lower to hit $3.01.
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April 20 - News
I've already stated my displeasure as a Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) investor that the Ranger isn't for sale in the U.S. while it's offered in 180 other countries.
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April 20 - News
At least once a week I hear someone hollering that Detroit's vehicles are junk. It makes me realize how far in the past consumer perceptions of Detroit's vehicles remain.
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April 20 - News
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April 19 - News
Considering that Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) served over 557 million videos to its U.S.
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April 19 - News
Most investors still shy away from buying stock in Detroit automakers Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) because of how horribly they were run in...
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April 18 - News
The auto industry is one of the biggest industries in which to invest, with some of the industry giants poised to make incredible returns.
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April 18 - News
In the late 90s and early 2000s Detroit's Big Three automakers were known for poor vehicles and awful management decisions.
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April 18 - News
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is a company that generated much hoopla when it debuted because of the niche product it was offering.
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
Akanthos Capital is a mid-sized $500+ million hedge fund run by former Goldman derivatives trader, Michael Kao. Kao holds a degree in computer science and engineering from Berkeley...
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April 18 - Hedge Funds
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)'s turnaround has been one for the history books.
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April 17 - News
Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS) – Call options changing hands on global financial services firm, Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS), this morning look for shares in the name...
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April 17 - News
MILAN (AP) -- Europe's auto market is in freefall.
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April 17 - News
When most American investors think about investing in the auto industry, they usually focus on a few big names: General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) ...
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April 17 - News
On Thursday, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 17 - News
Both Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) seemed destined to go bankrupt during the recession because of a drastic reduction in automobile demand...
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April 17 - News
The latest Ford Focus, introduced in China last spring, has been a huge hit – big enough to make the Focus the world's best-selling car in 2012, according to analysts at R.L...
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April 17 - News
Recently, I wrote about an alternative way to play automakers with Tata Motors, an Indian based maker of affordable cars and trucks. However, for those who are not interested...
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April 16 - News
It's a new 1.5-liter four-cylinder that's turbocharged, the latest member of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)'s "EcoBoost" family of engines that use advanced turbocharging to give...
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April 16 - News
Chronic problems at General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)'s German subsidiary, Adam Opel AG, have cost the giant automaker $18 billion in losses since 1999.
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April 15 - News
The auto industry saw fantastic sales figure for the month of March, with several automakers hitting record-breaking numbers, while others enjoyed solid gains.
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April 15 - News
On April 9 General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) was trading at a price level of $27.5.
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April 15 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), American Axle & Manufact. Holdings, Inc.
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April 15 - News
The auction giant's eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) Motors division commissioned an online survey of 5,000 people to find out what they planned to do with their federal income tax refund...
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April 14 - News
On Tuesday, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)' marketing VP, Chris Perry, said his company will resume buying Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) advertisements for the first time since...
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April 14 - News
Back in February, Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) unveiled the third generation of its Tundra full-size pickup, which will make its debut in September for the 2014 model...
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April 14 - News
Park the Prius: Pump prices are heading lower for the second straight summer.
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April 14 - News
The S&P 500 Index (SNPINDEX:GSPC) includes 500 of the biggest companies in the U.S. market.
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April 14 - News
It's often been said that innovation is everything when it comes to operating a business.
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April 14 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) CEO Dan Akerson didn't know a whole lot about the auto business when he joined the auto giant's board in the wake of the company's 2009 bankruptcy...
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April 14 - News
Buying a new car is one of the biggest purchases many people ever make.
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April 14 - News
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is under a lot of pressure to successfully revive its luxury Lincoln brand.
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April 13 - News
As the U.S. economy continues its gradual rebound, it's mirrored by a surge in automotive sales.
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April 13 - News
"Planning" probably overstates things some.
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April 13 - News
I consider management to be the biggest factor when choosing which companies to invest in. The best products in the world will fail if the company is run by idiots.
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April 13 - News
Turning around a company the size of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in three years is like turning a battle ship around in a mile.
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April 12 - News
Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) are outperforming the broader market today with gains of more than 4%.
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April 10 - News
There's been a lot of fuss between Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) this week.
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April 10 - News
The laws of supply and demand don’t lie. Once again, these central economic principles provide remarkable insights—this time into the US auto industry.
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April 10 - News
It turns out that March was a huge month for Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in China: The Blue Oval reported on Tuesday that its sales in the Middle Kingdom were up 65% in March...
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April 10 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is in the midst of a push to introduce a slew of new products in the U.S. over the next couple of years.
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April 9 - News
Car sharing is part of the growing peer-to-peer rental networks that rose shortly after the global financial crisis began between 2008 and 2010.
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April 9 - News
I wrote yesterday that the Nissan Leaf beat the Volt (by quite a bit) in March sales – to be specific, 2,236 to 1,478.
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April 9 - News
For a long time, there were only two possible answers to that question: Detroit giant General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), which held the crown for years (and stole it back in 2011...
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April 9 - News
Last Friday's news that Fisker Automotive would lay off 75% of its staff after failing to find a buyer was yet another blow to the Obama administration's efforts to foster an ...
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April 9 - News