marketnewslive.blogspot.com - 1/5/2009
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Many are slowly becoming more confident in car manufacturers. As Michelle Miller reports, it may be due to an infusion of cash into the auto industry, higher cash rebates, and lower interest rates.
Let's Hope the Auto Bailout Has Failed for Good
thestalwart.com 12/12/2008 — The fact that US auto companies weren't willing to reach parity with the wages of their japanese competitors was outrageous. For this stalwart at least its a relief that this bailout did not pass, and the markets' negative reaction is really short ...
Blog Archive » The Auto Industry As a Play
balloon-juice.com 12/3/2008 — While the auto industry meets in DC with Congress , I thought I would bring you the story of the auto industry, in the form of a three part play. From the comments yesterday : Dramatis Personae BIG THREE , a manufacturer of automobiles UAW , Big ...
Auto Makers See a Ray of Hope
online.wsj.com 4/2/2009 — [toyota and auto sales] Getty Images Toyota executive Bob Carter, above at the auto show in Detroit in January, said the 18% sales improvement in March from February could be an early sign that optimism is starting to return to the auto market.
A good way the auto industry could be helped, at least a little
newmarksdoor.typepad.com 3/20/2009 — Eric Peters in " Safety Inefficiency " writes:
Why not, for example, at least temporarily suspend federal requirements that force the automakers to build 3,000 pound, 30 mpg "economy" cars that can't match the fuel efficiency of the mid-sized cars of 20 years ago and ...
Video: Investors See a Ray of Hope
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 1/21/2009 — 01/21/09 Jeff Frankel, of Frankel Stuart & Co., says the markets are over sold leading value players to come in and buy up stocks. More importantly, investors see Washington moving on the economy now that Obama is President.
The future for US Auto Stocks
valueinvestingnews.com 11/15/2008 — There have been some pretty negative news surrounding the big three US auto manufacturers this year. Recently GM and Ford reported continuing large losses, triggered by a decrease in the demand for cars nationwide. The demand for cars, which ...
For the Jobless, Hope and Fear for a New Day
nytimes.com 1/20/2009 — COLUMBIA, S.C. Joe Lewis came to the local employment office on Friday in the hope of buying a little more time. Four months had passed since he lost his job as a maintenance worker at a chain of convenience stores, trading a paycheck of $370 a week ...
Auto Industry Growth at Dead End —
The Big Money 1/6/2009
The U.S. car market ended 2008 on a dire note according to new data released yesterday. Both the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report that GM, Ford and Toyota saw U.S. sales drop more than 30% last month , "capping one of the worst ...
Bail Yourself Out —
The Big Money 1/6/2009
Imagine you're an elderly parent with a couple of deadbeat, middle-aged children. Your kids—who we'll call Germane and Chrys—have their own auto-repair shop, which has recently fallen on hard times of its own making. Their methods were outdated, ...
Corporate jets: Deeply uncool —
The Economist: Full print edition 1/8/2009
Companies are rushing to get rid of their private jets—or are they? WHEN the bosses of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler flew in their corporate jets to Washington, DC, to beg for financial aid in November, they encountered some stormy ...
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