Bayerische Motoren Werke

• Check Your Rear-View Mirrors, Mercedes and BMW

  By Michael Nolan - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: BAMXY, DDAIF.PK, VLKAY

  Volkswagen AG's (NASDAQOTH: VLKAY) Audi AG has accelerated from out of sight into the heart of the rear-view mirrors for the companies atop the luxury car market, and for BMW (NASDAQOTH: BAMXY) and Daimler AG (NASDAQOTH: DDAIF.PK), the objects in their mirrors are definitely closer than they appear.

  Okay, I know, enough with the car puns. Still, Audi has crept up on the two leaders of the market, and more »

• Ford's China Initiative Overshadowed by Other Woes

  By Tom Gibbs - August 30, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, F, GM, TM, VLKAY

  Ford (NYSE: F) may be the latest, but will not be the last, to announce an expanded production initiative in China, the world’s largest auto market.  The automaker, which recently opened its fourth plant in the nation in February – a $490 million, 150,000 units per year factory in Chongqing – has announced a new cash infusion of an additional $600 million to further expand production.  Now with over $4 more »

• Jeeps to Traverse Russian Terrain

  By Tom Gibbs - August 20, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, FIATY.PK, F, GM, VLKAY |

  One can tune-in to any 1980s or early 1990s program with a Cold War-era Russia setting (I recommend anything MacGyver) to catch a quick glimpse of the output of the nation’s uninspired automotive industry.  Following a sub-utilitarianism approach – striving for overall adequacy as opposed to maximizing the happiness of the population – Russian autos were poorly designed, inefficient, and built solely to reach production goals.  Russian native Lada – “Lada” translates more »

• ATS Represents Cadillac's Make or Break Moment

  By Tom Gibbs - July 21, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, DDAIF.PK, F, GM, TM, VLKAY |

  The automotive industry has been quite a mixed bag thus far in 2012.  Strong sales gains in the United States market have accelerated volume to a 14.1 million seasonally adjusted annualized rate in the first half of the year, which topped average analyst estimates of 13.8 million.  The positive news coming from the U.S., however, have been severely downplayed due to continued troubles that all automakers are more »

• A Harman Investment has Never Sounded this Good

  By Tom Gibbs - July 13, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, DDAIF.PK, HAR, TM, VLKAY |

  Audio guru Harman International (NYSE: HAR), a primary competitor to privately traded Bose and Pioneer in the automotive, consumer, and professional audio technology market, has gone through an extremely shaky operating period over the past five years.  With nearly 70% of its revenues riding on the sale of automotive-geared audio products, the corporation’s revenues dropped by more than 30% in 2009 alongside the dramatic slowdown of the global automotive more »

• GM Surprises Market -- Not in a Good Way

  By Tom Gibbs - July 12, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, F, GM, TM, VLKAY |

  General Motors’ (NYSE: GM) shares are down by as much as 3% during intraday trading on July 12, nearing its 52-week price low of $19/share, on a very curious news tidbit just released by the corporation.  Karl-Friedrich Stracke, who took over GM’s European division from the retiring Nick Reilly this past January, has stepped down from the leadership position to take on “special assignments” with the corporation’s more »

• The Euro Crisis as a Reason to Invest in Germany

  By Andrés Cardenal - May 15, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, EWG, GERJ, SI

  The Eurozone is a big mess, everybody knows that. The fundamental problems in the region are not going away anytime soon and the situation seems to be getting more complicated each day. Budget cuts are producing a deepening recession and that reduces government income via tax revenues, which in turn generates bigger than expected fiscal deficits. After that, another round of budget cuts is usually announced, and the recession gets more »

• Look Out for Huge Consolidation in Chinese Auto Industry

  By Tom Gibbs - April 9, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, F, GM, TM, VLKAY |

  The world’s most dynamic auto market may soon become even more interesting over the next several years, despite the easing growth rate of the local industry.  China has been the most important foreign market for many of the world’s largest auto producers over the past decade, with sales growing at a near 22% CAGR between 2000 and 2011.  There has been recent concern, however, as would be expected more »

• Ford Delves into China, But Lacks on Worldwide Basis

  By Tom Gibbs - April 5, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, F, GM, TM, VLKAY |

  Ford (NYSE: F) may be the latest, but will not be the last, to announce an expanded production initiative in China, the world’s largest auto market.  The automaker, which recently opened its fourth plant in the nation in February – a $490 million, 150,000 units per year factory in Chongqing – has announced a new cash infusion of an additional $600 million to further expand production.  Now with over $4 more »

• From Russia, With Love

  By Tom Gibbs - March 29, 2012 | Tickers: BAMXY, FIATY.PK, F, GM, VLKAY |

  One can tune-in to any 1980s or early 1990s program with a Cold War-era Russia setting (I recommend anything MacGyver) to catch a quick glimpse of the output of the nation’s uninspired automotive industry.  Following a sub-utilitarianism approach – striving for overall adequacy as opposed to maximizing the happiness of the population – Russian autos were poorly designed, inefficient, and built solely to reach production goals.  Russian native Lada – “Lada” translates more »