Blogs Posts in Automobile category; 45 blog posts

Nissan Motor Jan-Mar Net Profit Y137.6 Billion Vs Y82.2 Bill...

Nissan Motor Co. (7201.TO) said Tuesday that its net profit jumped 67% in the quarter ended March, in a sign that the company is overcoming the strength of the yen and high material costs. The Japanese car maker, in which French car maker [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

As Gas Costs Soar, Buyers Are Flocking to Small Cars

Soaring gas prices have turned the steady migration by Americans to smaller cars into a stampede. In what industry analysts are calling a first, about one in five vehicles sold in the United States was a compact or subcompact car during [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

In China, Hybrids Are Tough Sell

At the Beijing auto show this week, companies are showing off their latest environmentally friendly technologies, including hybrid engines, electric cars and fuel-cell vehicles. But there is little chance such innovations will help reduce [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2008 | Comments : 0

Ford Introduces One Small Car for a World of Markets

This time, the Ford Motor Company is keeping it simple — one car with one name for every market in the world. Ford unveiled its new Fiesta small car on Thursday. It goes on sale in Europe this fall, with introductions in Asia [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Isuzu pulls plug on its auto sales

Enlarge image Enlarge 2004 Getty Images photo The grille of an Ascender, which GM produced for Isuzu. GM once owned a major stake in Isuzu. Isuzu Motors, which helped popularize SUVs in the 1980s, said Wednesday that it will exit th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Britney Spears' effort to regain visitation rights with her ...

The Toyota Motor Corporation, which leads the world’s automakers in sales of hybrid-electric vehicles, announced Sunday night that it would build its first plug-in hybrid by 2010. The move puts Toyota in direct competition [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Indians Hit the Road Amid Elephants

A few weeks ago, the traditional Indian joint family household of Vineet Sharma, a fertilizer industry consultant, achieved a long deferred dream. Having ferried themselves on scooters all these years, the Sharmas bought a brand-new, silv [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

GM China Sales Growth Slows on Volkswagen, Ford Competition

General Motors Corp., banking on emerging markets to counter falling U.S. sales, posted its slowest growth in China in at least five years as Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. lured customers with newer models. China vehicle sales rose 19 p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Ford and G.M. Plan to Trim 2008 Output

General Motors and Ford Motor Company, struggling to keep turnaround plans on track, both said Monday that they would cut production in the first quarter because of slowing sales.William Clay Ford Jr., center, of Ford Motor, with Ron [...]

Posted On : Dec, 04 2007 | Comments : 0

Slowing U.S. Growth and Rising Oil Prices Cause Slump in Hon...

A downward revision of the 2008 U.S. economic forecast by the U.S. Federal Reserve, coupled with an upsurge in crude oil prices, has resulted in a slump in Hong Kong’s stocks. The current slump could see the key index going through it [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2007 | Comments : 0

BMW reports 86% surge in Indonesia sales

German car-maker BMW said its sales in Indonesia rose by 86 percent in 10 months to October this year from the same period last year supported by improving macro economy in the country. Local subsidiary PT BMW Indonesia reported sales of 80 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

VW's Audi sales rise 1.8 pct in September

Volkswagen's (VOWG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) premium brand Audi increased retail sales in September by 1.8 percent to 84,700 vehicles as buoyant export markets offset a 9.9 percent drop in Germany, the Ingolstadt-based unit said on Tues [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Ford, Chrysler Balk at GM Level of Retiree Funding, People S...

Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC are balking at contributions as large as General Motors Corp.'s to create a union-run retiree health fund, five people with knowledge of the contract talks said.The two U.S. automakers would benefit less from [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Finally, Good News for Ford

Ford Motor (F) handily beat Wall Street estimates by posting a $750 million profit for the second quarter, the first profitable quarter for the struggling automaker in two years.While Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally, in the hot seat for l [...]