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January's Auto Sales Data A Mix Of Good And Bad
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 1:42pm | 763Read More...Major manufacturers January U.S. sales data were released on Monday. General Motors: Consensus miss General Motors (NYSE: GM) reported that its U.S. sales fell 12 percent to 171,000 vehicles in January. The consensus estimate was looking for a 2.5 percent falloff. Retail sales fell 10 percent...
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U.S. Auto Sales: Who Gained, Who Lost?
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 5:34pm | 765Read More...Many auto companies have released their U.S. sales figures for November. Investors closely follow these monthly data releases as an indication of the strength of the macro-economic environment, the entire auto sector and individual companies. Barclays boosted its fourth quarter GDP tracking...
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The Ford Mustang at 50: Does the Iconic Car Still Have a Market?
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 2:49pm | 716Read More...Here's a bit of startling news, especially if you're a Baby Boomer: the Ford (NYSE: F) Mustang turns 50 next year. Ford is launching a full-court press campaign for its iconic pony car starting on Thursday, when the new, sixth-generation Mustang is unveiled on ABC's (NYSE: DIS) Good Morning...
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Five Star Stock Watch: General Motors (GM)
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 12:52pm | 348Read More...The company: General Motors Ticker Symbol: (NYSE: GM) Sector: Consumer Goods Industry: Auto Manufacturers General Motors designs, manufactures, and markets cars, crossovers, trucks, and automobile parts worldwide. The company markets its vehicles primarily under the Buick, Cadillac,...
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Can General Motors Poach Tesla Consumers With The Cadillac ELR? (GM, TSLA)
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 1:24pm | 678Read More...Hot on the heels of its 2015 Escalade debut, Cadillac continues to loudly beat the marketing drum; this time by announcing its entry into the luxury plug-in hybrid market with the Cadillac ELR. Sales will begin in January of what the company calls an “electrified luxury coupe.” The ELR is not...
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Mixed Auto Sales Report For September
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 3:49pm | 422Read More...Automakers around the globe issued results for US sales in September on Tuesday. This data is always released on the first of the month (unless the first of the month is a weekend; in that case the data is released on the following Monday) and investors are generally preparing trades ahead of...
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SLIDESHOW: Sizing Up Electric Vehicle Deals (F, GM, HMC, TSLA)
Friday, July 12, 2013 - 3:03pm | 137Read More...The automotive world is slowly becoming more environmentally conscious; companies are working to boost gas mileage in cars and vehicles with alternative sources of energy are becoming more popular. The most common of these trends is the fully electric vehicle like the Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA)...
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General Motors Offers Financing to Subprime Buyers
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 8:49am | 471Read More...General Motors (NYSE: GM) will continue efforts to increase vehicle sales and is expected to release another purchase program for buyers with low credit scores. This same program was introduced back in 2010 after General Motors purchased AmeriCredit Corporation for $3.5 billion in efforts to gain...
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General Motors Tightens Pact With Manchester United
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 1:55pm | 376Read More...General Motors (NYSE: GM) has taken its relationship with Manchester United Football Club one step further by agreeing to be the official shirt sponsor of the club starting in 2014. The value of the deal remains undisclosed, however ESPN reports that it is larger than the existing deal with Aon (...
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GM Switching from One Failing Ad Platform to Another?
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:05pm | 538Read More...Earlier this morning, General Motors (NYSE: GM) confirmed a five-year sponsorship deal between Chevrolet and an English soccer club, Manchester United. This announcement comes in the heels of GM's decision to pull its ads from Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), as it did not get the desired results on the...
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Will the 2014 Corvette Redesign Help or Hurt GM's Bottom Line?
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 10:58am | 1120Read More...“These aren't photos, but this is absolutely the next-generation Chevy Corvette in ZR1 trim. GM so doesn't want you to see these.” That's the word from Jalopnik, which has three exclusive renderings of the 2014 model. While there have been numerous reports of spy shots showing a real Corvette (...
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Three "Supernatural" Stocks While Waiting for Season 7
Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 11:48am | 783Read More...Love it or hate it, the season finale of the CW's Supernatural, with its showdown between the Winchester brothers and the angel Castiel, has brought season 6 to a close. Already the speculation about Supernatural season 7 is rampant: What does being a god mean for Castiel? Can Dean forgive him for...
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Chevrolet Invests $40M in Clean Energy Projects
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 2:02pm | 110Read More...Chevrolet announced today that it will invest $40 million in various clean energy projects throughout America with a goal to reduce 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The initiative is based on projects that promote energy savings, renewable energy, responsible use of natural...
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Chevrolet-Buick-GMC-Cadillac Sales Increase in Canada
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 2:05pm | 165Read More...Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac posted retail sales gains for the ninth straight month, delivering an 18 percent increase in August, and over 34 percent calendar-year-to-date. Chevrolet posted an 18 percent gain in August. Excitement around Chevrolet grows as dealers prepare for the much-...
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General Motors' Sales Dip In August
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 11:40am | 132Read More...General Motors Co. announced that August sales were down 7% compared to July, citing the shaky economy as keeping away customers. GM also said that its sales had fallen 25% compared to August 2009, though this was unsurprising due to the Cash for Clunkers rebate program that had been running at the...
