globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com - 5/13/2009
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In advance of what now seems to be an inevitable GM bankruptcy, GM Will Notify 1,000 Dealers on May 15 of Franchise Expiration . General Motors Corp., working to shrink operations to match consumer demand, will notify 1,000 to 1,200 auto dealers on May 15 that they fail to meet franchise ...
Auto Sales Collapse, GM At 49 Year Low
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 1/5/2009 — It was a grim December across the board for Automakers as GM’s 2008 U.S. Sales Plummet to 49-Year Low; Toyota, Honda Fall . General Motors Corp.’s 2008 U.S. sales plunged to a 49-year low, dragged down by a 31 percent plunge in December as demand was ...
Say No to the Auto Bailout
cato.org 11/14/2008 — This article appeared on CNN.com on November 13, 2008. General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and the United Auto Workers union are pouring millions of dollars into a lobbying campaign for a taxpayer bailout. The money devoted to influence peddling in ...
Ford Takes Advantage of Cash for Clunkers
blog.ockhamresearch.com 8/3/2009 — Ford Motors ( F ), along with other major automakers, reported sales results from the month of July, and in Ford’s case it was the first increase since November 2007. The company delivered 165,279 vehicles last month compared to 161,530 a year ago. The much discussed ...
Auto sales continue to plummet
optionarmageddon.ml-implode.com 1/5/2009 —
Can’t do too much to rescue automakers if no one is buying cars. Detroit’s bad vehicle lineup is only partly to blame. The bigger problem is that overall demand has collapsed. Americans now buy about 10m cars on an annualized basis, ...
What the Ford?
blog.mises.org 10/29/2009 — Ford is busy touting the latest Consumer Reports ratings. It is entirely understandable. Ford (F) managed to achieve an expected reliability rating of "average or better than average" for 90% of its vehicles by 2010. Contrast this with GM's pitiful 44% of vehicles achieving the same rating and ...
What About Ford (F)? – 24/7 Wall Street
247wallst.com 5/29/2009 — bear Chrysler is well on its way through the Chapter 11 process. The media has pointed out that even if everything goes as planned Chrysler has a line of vehicles that desperately needs a face lift. The company will also have to deal with the time ...
Auto Sales Stabilize in October
blog.ockhamresearch.com 11/3/2009 — “…And GM really making real progress with the SUV’s. I mean, I have got to tell you, they have really come alive in that segment, they now lead Ford in that segment. Other winners just looking at everybody, not just GM, Cadillac is up. Ford Taurus sales up 41%. ...
Ford Motor Seeing Gains In Europe
blog.ockhamresearch.com 10/12/2009 — When it comes to American automakers, Ford Motors ( F ) has weathered the recent storm far better than the rest. Today, the company is seeing the benefit of a weaker dollar through stronger sales in its European division. Ford’s European unit is reporting that sales this year ...
US car company makes profit
v2.ftalphaville.ft.com 7/23/2009 — Well sort of.
From Ford Motor Company:
Ford posted net income of $2.3 billion, or $0.69 per share. These results compare with a net loss of $8.7 billion, or $3.89 per share, in the second quarter of 2008.† The results for the second quarter 2009 include a special items net gain totaling $2.8 ...
Stop The Auto Bailout Campaign - Phase Three
globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — The automakers have made another push for money, now asking for $34 billion when two weeks ago they only needed $25 billion. It's time once again to let our representatives we want to stop the madness. Stop The Auto Bailout We need to Call, write, ...
Ford Taunts GM, Chrysler With Stock Offering —
The Big Money 5/12/2009
The Wall Street Journal off-leads and Bloomberg reports that Ford Motor Co. (F), the most robust of the Big Three, plans to issue 300 million shares of common stock in a public offering that will further distance itself from its cross-town ...
Ford's Focus —
The Big Money 5/12/2009
Here's what we know about Ford (F): It borrowed a massive amount of money before the credit crunch hit; unlike bankrupt Chrysler and probably soon-to-be-bankrupt General Motors (GM), it has not requested government bailout money; and yesterday ...
The Unions Are Coming! The Unions Are Coming! —
The Big Money 5/13/2009
Chrysler, GM (GM), and Ford (F) do an OK job of making automobiles, but they do an even better job of reflecting our national neuroses. In the 1980s, the Big Three's struggle against Japanese imports became a symbol of the decline of American ...
Help! Fiat Fuels Dinky-Car Planet Panic —
The Big Money 5/13/2009
As the Chrysler-Fiat merger takeover alliance moves toward its consummation, a meme is emerging. The revived Chrysler won’t be like the old Chrysler, selling bold American iron like the hulking 300 sedan or the rental-car-fleet stalwart ...
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