Automotive

In 1911, three years after founding General Motors, the founder William C. Durant and road racer Louis Chevrolet created the Chevrolet brand.

General Motors (GM) is the largest American automaker. The company was founded in the year 1908 by William C. Durant.

In Ford’s case, a number of risk factors may affect its future earnings estimates and could negatively affect its valuation multiples going forward.

Global platform consolidation under the One Ford plan has helped Ford to reduce its vehicle development–related costs.

In 2014 and 2015, Ford Motor Company (F) launched 40 new or upgraded vehicle variants globally. This was done under the One Ford plan.

Being born and raised in a farmer family, Henry Ford had the vision to produce a vehicle for the masses. This encouraged him to produce the Model T.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCAU) released its 4Q15 earnings on January 27, 2016.

Ferrari is expected to witness high growth in earnings with relatively lower leverage than the industry average. This could be a reason why Ferrari has a high forward price-to-earnings multiple.

Disney expects the equity loss from its investment in Hulu to accelerate since Hulu is increasing its investment in acquiring original content from media companies and producing original programming.

Ford Motor Company (F) will release its 4Q15 earnings report on January 28, 2016. Nearly 43% of total analysts covering Ford have given it a “buy” recommendation.

Nvidia’s revenue depends on design wins. The company maintains strong relationships with customers to assist them in defining their new products.

Ferrari (RACE) owns two manufacturing units in Italy: one in Maranello and one in Modena.

In this article, we will analyze the sector-wise performance of Indian stocks for 2015—a dismal year for all sectors.

Tesla Motors (TSLA) was trading at $255 per share on August 20. The share price has been quite volatile over the last few trading sessions.

The automotive industry is geographically concentrated. The top 15 countries produce 88% of the world’s vehicles. Almost all of the G20 nations have a manufacturing unit.

The Voya Japan TOPIX Index Portfolio Class A is an index fund, not an actively managed mutual fund, so it necessarily tracks its benchmark index.

Ford (F) commanded a global market share of 7.6% in 3Q15. In comparison, Ford had a market share of 7.3% in the corresponding quarter last year.

In its 3Q15 earnings conference call, Harley-Davidson outlined five objectives for the company, including growing sales and outperforming the S&P 500 Index.

An introduction The Matthews Japan Fund Investor Class (MJFOX) seeks “long-term capital appreciation,” by investing “at least 80% of its total assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in Japan.” While describing its approach towards investing in Asia, the fund house believes that popular equity indices […]

General Motors’s global market share in 3Q15 was 11.2% as compared to 11.4% in the corresponding quarter last year.

Reviewing Ray Dalio’s economic principles template is helpful to understand the situation in Japan. It’s important to understand Japan’s challenges.

In response to customer feedback, Tesla has made slight modifications to its Model-S in China, including an “executive rear seat” option.

Tesla plans to expand its product portfolio to include the Model-X, which is expected to hit the roads sometime later this year.

As part of its marketing strategy, Tesla places its Superchargers in convenient, visible places such as restaurants, hotels, and shopping malls.

Tesla (TSLA) uses the online sales model coupled with company-owned stores to sell its cars. Selling more vehicles online reduces the company’s selling costs.

Informed investors can profit from businesses that have filed for bankruptcy. A chapter 11 bankruptcy gives a company a second chance to revive its business.

By 2020, the Tesla Gigafactory will reach full capacity and produce more lithium ion batteries annually than were produced worldwide in 2013.

Tesla’s value proposition is centered on the electric vehicle market. However, the share of EVs in total vehicle sales is minuscule at best.

August 11 saw the release of a number of key indicator around the world. Wholesale inventory data was the most eagerly awaited in the United States.

Japan needs to work on reducing the regulatory, political, and social barriers that hinder productivity and profitability in its economy.

Boeing bought Vought Aircraft Industries, one of its Tier 1 suppliers. This acquisition helped Boeing gain more robust control of its manufacturing process.

Tesla Motors is involved in the design, development, manufacturing, and sales of electric vehicles and advanced powertrain components for electric vehicles.

Japan is a classic case of how depreciating currency can boost economic growth. The stimulus package, launched in October 2010, worked over the short term.

Caxton Associates’ portfolio fell from $3.04 billion in 3Q14 to $1.29 billion in 4Q14.

There’s a direct correlation between the size of a country’s GDP and its automotive industry. The auto industry has been expanding at a fast pace over the past several years.

Lear (LEA) is one of the largest automotive parts suppliers with FY14 revenues of $17.7 billion.

There are higher maintenance and repair costs as a car gets older. This supports the option of leasing a vehicle.

Raw materials contribute about 47% to the cost of a vehicle. On average, an automobile is 47% steel, 8% iron, 8% plastic, 7% aluminum, and 3% glass.

German automakers lead the luxury space in the US. Daimler AG had an 18.4% share. It was followed by BMW. It had a 16.8% share.

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