Ford Motor Company

NYSE: F
$10.57
+$0.12 (+1.1%)
Closing Price on October 4, 2024

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GM says it will sell 1.4 million cars in China this year. It sold about 180,000 in the US in July. The critical difference between its costs in the two markets is that many of GM’s Chinese vehicles...
Reuters:   A college education no longer means easy employment in China. Reuters:   Fannie Mae (FNM) lost $14.8 billion. Reuters:   The auto “clunkers” legislation passed the Senate....
GM’s new chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr said that one of his major goals is to make certain that the No.1 US car company stays N0.1. GM will find it very hard to measure up. Get Ready To Retire...
The human toll of the recession, reported to be the worst economic downturn since the 1930s, has been so searing that it could be considered cruel to evaluate this event for any benefits. More than...
GM’s new chairman Edward E. Whitacre Jr said that one of his major goals is to make certain that the No.1 US car company stays N0.1. GM will find it very hard to measure up. In an exclusive ...
Reuters:   A plan for universal healthcare in China could cut the savings rate. Reuters:   Bank regulators are opposing the Obama shake-up of the system. Reuters:   Bank of America (BAC)...
GM’s July sales fell 19%, more than any of the other major car companies, to 188,156. The number is down so much that without the Pontiac and Saturn brands that it plans to phase out, GM might not...
Ford’s (F) July sales rose 2.3% to to 165,279. SUV sales were weak, off 36%, so cars and crossovers had to make up for that. GM’s sales moved sharply in another direction. They fell 19% to...
Nissan’s new Leaf car doesn’t use any gas and it does not produce any emissions. It is electric and it will be available in the US, Japan, and Europe next year. Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn could...
Reuters:   Video games hope to make a comeback with new titles and price cuts. Reuters:   “Cash for clunkers” should help July car figures. Reuters:   USB (UBS) shares should do well after...
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell a fraction of a percent to 10,352. Toyota (TM) rose on Ford’s (F) strong July numbers. The Hang Seng rose .2% to 20,620. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.5%...
Ford (F) made two audacious decisions recently, decisions made in an industry where audacity is a distant memory that died when Lee Iaccoca left the business. William Clay Ford, Jr., the company’s...
The $1 billion “Cash for Clunkers” program was an ideal way for the government to protect its $50 billion investment in GM by stimulating domestic car sales as the industry enters the critical...
Ford (F) makes better cars than it did last year, or at least there is better demand for them. The “cash for clunkers” program put together by the US government helped sell cars, a fact that Ford...
Reuters:   Banks paid out billions of dollars in bonuses last year while losing money. Reuters:   The US closed  its car “clunkers” program just as it began as funds ran out. Reuters:  ...