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August 31 - Lists, News
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)'s Fusion is on pace to do something no other vehicle besides the F-Series has done in nine years: sell more than 300,000 units in one year.
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August 30 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) has made phenomenal improvements over the past several years.
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August 29 - News
Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) traces its history back to the end of the 19th century, but the Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) most consumers are familiar...
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August 28 - News
A Mazda employee works on the assembly line of the Mazda6 (Atenza) model at its plant in Hofu, Yamaguchi prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Tuesday.
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August 27 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is often blamed for killing the electric car in the early 1990s.
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August 26 - News
To blend or not to blend? That is the question refiners will need to answer in 2014 as they cope with falling gasoline demand and strict ethanol blending mandates set by the EPA...
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August 26 - News
If electric vehicles have a reputation for anything, it's that they're better for the environment than their gas counterparts and they'll save you money on gas.
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August 25 - News
If you are or once were a college student, you're probably quite familiar with two low-cost nutritional options: canned food and ramen noodles. Both claim Aug.
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August 25 - News
In what some may consider a strange move, the Japanese government has purposefully devalued the yen -- enough to cause the currency to lose 20% of its value against the dollar...
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August 25 - News
Last week, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stepped up its criticism of Japan's monetary policy.
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August 24 - News
Ford's strong new Fusion has been stealing sales from Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM)'s Camry all year -- but now Toyota is in a prime position to push back, thanks to...
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August 24 - Commodities, News
Battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, get a lot of credit for being "zero-emission" cars. However, that designation isn't entirely accurate.
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August 24 - News
The special lounges, the first of which is opening next week in Tokyo's fashionable Aoyama district, are designed to look more like a chic home than a standard showroom.
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August 23 - News
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is a favorite among the biggest hedge fund managers because it provides a place to park their assets in a relatively high-upside investment vehicle...
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August 21 - News
Last week Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced that it would lower the C-MAX's combined city and highway miles per gallon, or mpg, capacity down from 47 to 43 mpg.
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August 20 - News
When Congress first enacted Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, the initial purpose was to reduce energy consumption by increasing the fuel economy of our nation...
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August 19 - News
It is an oversimplification to summarize George Soros' investment philosophy based on the theory of reflexivity into a single sentence, but it is useful to think of the theory...
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August 19 - ETF Trading
According to most stock holders, hedge funds are seen as unimportant, outdated investment tools of years past.
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August 13 - News
Is Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) the right pick for your portfolio? The smart money is becoming less hopeful.
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August 13 - News
A little over a month ago, Scotia Bank released a global auto report, predicting a modest-but-respectable 4.3% uptick in auto sales for 2013.
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August 12 - News
The Japanese automaker, Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) posted strong results in the first quarter of 2013.
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August 9 - News
Last month I did my best to describe why I felt that electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)' valuation appeared ridiculous.
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August 9 - News
Investors interested in adding an auto stock to their portfolio should consider Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM), not Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA).
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August 9 - News
Electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) shocked investors yesterday when it reported earnings, which sped past analyst estimates.
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August 9 - News
It’s no secret that investors often look for “safer” investments during periods of uncertainty.
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August 9 - News
Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) posted solid first quarter 2014 results with net profit up 94% from last year, though it sold fewer cars during the current period.
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August 8 - News
Japanese equities could bring excellent returns to your portfolio, without involving too many risks.
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August 7 - News
It's been a pretty rough go of it for Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) recently. After sales in the U.S.
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August 7 - News
During the financial crisis of 2008, Auto giant Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) bent but didn’t break.
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August 6 - News
Australia’s automotive manufacturing industry is growing weaker every day.
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August 6 - News
But not the peak oil you're thinking of, where supplies dwindle and prices march inevitably higher. That's so 2008.
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August 6 - News
With a weaker yen, Japanese car manufacturers now have a competitive advantage in pricing their feature-packed cars in the American market.
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August 6 - News
Once upon a time, there was a company that forever changed retail in the United States.
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August 5 - News
BMW is known for a number of things when it comes to cars: fast, sporty, renowned German engineering, and cutting-edge technology.
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August 5 - News
Indicators of economic health have been producing inconsistent results, which has spread waves of confusion in investor circles regarding predictions of a turnaround in the US...
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August 5 - News
Cyclical stocks can sometimes be tricky because they do well in a good economy and badly in a slow economy.
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August 5 - News
When you think about luxury cars, three things that often come to mind are "expensive," "expensive," and "expensive." But for investors, it's all about profits.
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August 5 - News
DETROIT (AP) -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has paid the top penalty of $17.35 million to settle government allegations that the company was slow to recall nearly a half-million...
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August 2 - News
Recalls happen, it's a part of being in the automotive industry.
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August 2 - News
That's more than its key rivals, Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM)'s RAV4 and Honda Motor Co Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:HMC)'s CR-V, managed.
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August 1 - News
The Motley Fool's readers have spoken, and I have heeded their cries.
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August 1 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) posted better-than-expected second-quarter results driven by its strong performance in North America and China, backed by trimmed losses in the...
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July 31 - News
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)' ballooning market value has astonished even its most devoted critics. Shares of the electric-car maker are up more than 370% on the year.
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July 31 - News
It's been a solid year for Detroit's Big Three automakers in the U.S and each has gained market share at the expensive of their Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (...
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July 30 - News
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has been on an impressive run lately as the company benefits from an improved product portfolio, growing demand in key markets and strong financial...
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July 29 - News
A 276.5% annual return isn't something you see everyday, especially in the automobile industry. That's what Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is all about: growth.
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July 29 - News
If you’ve yet to invest in emerging energy technologies, recent actions by the world’s largest automaker in lithium-ion battery development could get you off the fence and...
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July 26 - News
Mark Kingdon, founder of Kingdon Capital, appeared at CNBC's Delivering Alpha's conference last week where he touted his best investment ideas. His overwhelming theme? Japan.
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July 26 - News
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a decisive victory on Sunday.
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July 25 - News