Toyota Motor Corp

The future of mobility is electric and autonomous driving. Goldman Sachs has three self-driving car stocks picks to play this theme.

In the previous part of this series, we looked at the second-largest US automaker, Ford’s (F), sales in China in October. The company’s weakening Chinese sales are likely to continue.

General Motors has delivered a return of 6.9% year-to-date as of December 16, 2016. This return was much lower than the 10.5% return of the S&P 500 Index.

This article considers the impact of Japan’s trade dynamics on Japanese automakers like Toyota (TM) versus General Motors (GM) from a macroeconomic perspective.

As of October 26, 2016, Tesla’s forward EV-to-EBITDA multiple was 26.4x.

Last week, which ended October 13, 2017, Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) stock remained mixed and witnessed a minor rise of 0.90%.

Japan is showing signs of investment recovery with its new economic policies coming into play.

Stable demand and strong brand image have kept Ferrari (RACE) moving forward, regardless of adverse global economic conditions.

Ferrari spends extravagantly on research and development to stay ahead of its peers and to keep its products unique.

Colombia (GXG) signed a deal with the Mercosur trade bloc on July 21, 2017, to allow the import of limited quantities of certain products without a tariff in the Colombian market.

“Deleveraging” refers to reducing the debt level. With Japan’s debt burden, deleveraging the economy’s balance sheet seems more than imperative.

NIO (NIO) has been rising for the last five sessions in a row.

Tesla achieved a surprise profit in Q3. During its Q3 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk noted that its Model Y could outsell its Models S, X, and 3 combined.

According to data compiled by Edmunds.com, the lease penetration rate in the US auto market in August 2016 was 29.7% compared to 28.2% in August 2015.

Previously in this series, we looked at China’s declining overall vehicle sales for the last eight months.

Under its retail financial services, Harley-Davidson Financial Services primarily provides installment lending for the purchase of new and used Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

The U.S. market is dominated by truck sales, with trucks outselling cars at 51% of market share versus cars accounting for 49% of the market.

Electric vehicle segment Today, auto industry dynamics are changing at a very fast pace. To stay ahead of the competition, automakers (XLY) need to innovate and implement faster than their competitors. Companies such as Tesla (TSLA) and Nissan have already demonstrated the potential of the electric vehicle (or EV) segment. In this article, we’ll talk […]

In this morning’s Get Real market newsletter, we saw that Disney+ is running the gauntlet while Apple and Microsoft take the Dow to new heights.

NVIDIA (NVDA) is a leading discrete GPU (graphics processing unit) provider and is expanding its customer base by identifying new verticals.

In 1Q17, Ford Credit’s net receivables were at $133 billion—6% higher than $126 billion in the same quarter of the previous year.

According to the data compiled by Autodata, March 2018 US auto sales stood at 1.7 million vehicle units.

The First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto ETF (CARZ) is the most traded auto-focused ETF. The three-year return for the ETF is 48.32%. YTD, CARZ provided a return of 2.23%.

Toyota Motor's president, Akio Toyoda has a love for cars beyond his position with the automaker. He has been racing cars for years and even participated in a race in 2019.

The Japanese steel industry also benefited from Abenomics. Steel production picked up as a result of the policies. A weaker yen also benefited Japan.

Tesla will likely release its second-quarter results today after the market close. The company’s results could offer insights into NIO’s outlook.

Ford Motor is one of the few US publicly traded auto stocks with attractive returns this year. With a 17% year-to-date gain, the stock has outperformed most of its peers.

Continuing with the strategy of enhancing shareholders’ wealth, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) declared a dividend for the first quarter of 2020.

Ford is planning to invest over $1.45 billion in its two North American facilities in Michigan, with a focus on autonomous, electric, and big vehicles.

This article considers the prospects for further real GDP growth acceleration and the implications for Japanese exporters like Toyota.

The automobile industry is one of the most highly concentrated industries in the world. The market continues to be dominated by a few major companies.

Auto suppliers’ contribution increased from 56% in 1985 to about 82% now. Automakers are becoming more like assemblers and less like manufacturers.

Ford (F) uses a high amount of financial leverage. Its debt-to-capital ratio is 81.1%. This is significantly above the industry average of 53.1%.

The auto industry has lower margins primarily because of intense competition. It makes it difficult for companies to pass on increases in raw material prices to the customer.

Ford Motor Company designs, builds, and sells automobiles worldwide. It is the second largest U.S.-based automobile manufacturer and the sixth largest globally, based on units sold.

Automakers have effectively split in their support of a particular set of emission regulations, pitting large automakers Ford and GM against one another.

In this series, first, we’ll look at Honda’s strategy. Then, we’ll dig into the company’s revenue and earnings to see how Honda compares to other industry players.

Tesla states in the annual filing that it wants to maintain ownership of distributions and repairs to differentiate itself from the market, keeping greater control over local sales and services.

The bottom line on the income statement is that Tesla remains a start-up or newer business that’s not generating earnings from its sales.

Has Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, been hyped by the media? We’ll take a closer look and see what’s new in the world of autonomous vehicles.

Citing Piper Jaffray, CNBC reported on September 26 that Tesla’s China deliveries were up more than 175% year-over-year in the third quarter.

The competition in the self-driving technology market just heated up again. Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) has formed a joint venture with Aptiv.

In addition to China’s passenger vehicle sales, its sales of NEVs (new energy vehicle) also fell for the second straight month in August.

Yesterday, Morgan Stanley upgraded Ford Motor Company stock from “equal weight” to “overweight” and increased its target price.

On Wednesday, Tesla (TSLA) stock surged nearly 2% after CEO Elon Musk slammed the auto industry in an interview.

This morning, CEO Elon Musk, in a post on Tesla’s official blog, announced that Tesla is laying off 7% of its full-time employees.

Tesla (TSLA) seems to be preparing to take the electric car race to the next level.

On April 1, the US Environmental Protection Agency imposed a $31,000 penalty on Tesla (TSLA) for federal hazardous waste violations.

American electric carmaker Tesla was founded in 2003 with a mission “to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.”

In February, Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep brand sales weakened for the second consecutive month after rising for the previous 12 months.