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Be Careful Around Tesla Motors
By Rupert Hargreaves - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TSLA
Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been on a role since the beginning of April, as I write, the stock has surged $32 a share since the beginning of the month resulting in a gain of 73% for shareholders.
The recent rally has come off the back of the company’s impressive first quarter results that beat expectations. Furthermore, the company revised its sales and earnings outlook for the full-year more »
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Three Companies Investing Heavily in China
By Jayson Derrick - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: GM, MCD, NOK
China's massive population, coupled with growing incomes and demand for Western products, mean big opportunities. These three companies are investing heavily in China to capitalize on the amazing Chinese growth story. Many economists predict that the Chinese economy can surpass the U.S. by 2020, with a middle class population of 600 million.
World’s largest restaurant chain will be adding 200 additional locations
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What Could Drive This Automaker Higher?
By Marshall Hargrave - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM
This car maker's recent results are just another vote of confidence that Ford (NYSE: F) could be one of the top company's in the auto industry. Late last month, Ford managed to post preliminary adjusted 1Q 2013 EPS of $0.41 compared to $0.39 for the same quarter last year, meeting consensus estimates. From the announcement, North American results remain positive, but Europe continues to struggle.Yet more » -
An update on the US auto market
By Callum Turcan - May 12, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, HMC, TM
Will the US auto market rebound? Most likely, according to data from Edmunds.com. Edmunds reported that 14.5 million cars and light trucks were sold in 2012, and sees 15 million being sold in 2013. Trucks are selling very well, with light duty trucks seeing 11.3% YTD growth while cars are seeing 3.1% growth.
The rebound in the construction industry is boosting demand for pickup trucks, which more »
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Tesla Shorts Will Be Disappointed
By Lennox Yieke - May 11, 2013 | Tickers: GM, TSLA, TM
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) is arguably the most shorted stock in the market. Current estimates actually show that around 44% of the free trading float is short. But, as Tesla's CEO put it, "there is a tsunami of hurt coming for the short." If anything, Tesla has managed to establish itself as a gem in the automobile industry. It has carved out a niche for itself and continues to more »
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General Motors Scores Better Than Expected
By Satish Kumar - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TSLA
General Motors (NYSE: GM), one of the world’s largest automakers, has a presence in 157 countries with 0.2 million employees. In the year 2009, the auto industry giant filed for bankruptcy protection, which led to the shedding of several brands and Chapter 11 reorganization. After an IPO in 2010, GM returned to profitability.
GM posted a Q1 profit of $865 million on May 2. When compared to the more »
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Another Robust Month of Auto Sales for the Detroit Three
By Rajesh M. - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM
The US auto industry reported an overall sales gain of 8.5% to 1.285 million for April according to Autodata. General Motors (NYSE: GM), Ford (NYSE: F), Chrysler and Nissan posted double-digit increases in sales, experiencing the best April in the last six years. The growth was majorly led by the continued momentum in the housing sector which drove up the demand for pickup trucks. This worked particularly in more »
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(Re) Discovering Auto Stocks: Is It The Right Time To Invest?
By Ranu D - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM
Ford (NYSE: F) posted solid first-quarter 2013 results with an EPS of $0.41, which was well above the consensus estimate of $0.37. In terms of total vehicles sold, Ford saw a 7% growth after selling nearly 230,000 vehicles in the period. For April, sales were up 18% compared to April 2012. The company's net income also improved 15% despite, the losses incurred in Europe and South more »
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The Road Ahead for Tesla Motors
By Adam Levy - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: GM, TSLA, TM
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) surprised everyone on Wednesday when it released its first quarter results. While it had already announced it would report a profit, nobody expected $0.12 per share – three times consensus estimates. As a result, shares were up big after hours, and throughout trading on Thursday.
As share prices rocketed up faster than a Model S goes from 0 to 60, investors, like me, who missed out more »
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Ford Is Going Far
By Eshna De - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM
Ford’s (NYSE: F) latest destination is Myanmar. The company joins the bandwagon of western companies that are increasingly targeting this market, a list which includes big names like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Electric, Caterpillar, and Google. In the last month alone Vodafone and China Mobile have formed a consortium to bid for mobile licenses in Myanmar.
The situation at Myanmar
Myanmar had been shut off from the western world for more »
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The Impact of Google's Car on Automakers
By Eileen Rojas - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: VOLVY, DDAIF.PK, GM, GOOG
There's no denying that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) likes to think big; CEO Larry Page predicted in a Forbes article that in the next five to ten years a driverless car will be ready for production. Whether this prediction becomes a reality remains to be seen, though it's hard to argue against it when checking out this video of a 95% blind man running errands in a Google test more »
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Another Great Quarter for the World’s No. 1 Automaker
By Daniel James - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM
Evidence is mounting that the global auto market is not only in recovery, but is in fact growing significantly. Several US automakers are enjoying rising sales in domestic as well as international markets, but growth from the number one Japanese car maker looks even more impressive. Toyota (NYSE: TM) delivered excellent results this week, benefited in part from a weaker yen. Let’s take a closer look at these impressive more »
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3 Things to Learn From April Auto Sales
By Zain Abbas - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TM
Seasonally Adjusted selling annual rate, or SAAR, has been a key measure of the progress of the US auto market. April U.S. light vehicle SAAR came in at 14.9 million, solidly below the Street’s estimate of 15.2 million. The SAAR result was above the Apr’12 figure of 14.1 million, but was 350,000 units below the Mar’13 number of 15.3 million. This more »
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Are the Tides Turning for GM in Europe?
By Eshna De - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, VLKAY
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has excited investors with its lower European losses in the first quarter. It also earned brownie points for outperforming rival Ford (NYSE: F), which has posted more than double the losses of GM. Huge round of applause to GM for making this happen--but the story is not yet over.
Both GM’s and Ford’s losses of $175 million and $462 million, respectively, tell the story more »
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This Automaker Is A Buy!
By Eshna De - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: FIATY.PK, F, GM
What a run Ford (NYSE: F) F-series pick-ups are having! Ford has sold a whopping 120,000 pick-ups over the last two months. Demand is so high that analysts are wondering if Ford would be able to keep up with the pace of demand growth. As General Motors (NYSE: GM) gears up for its big pick-up launches and demand for the new 2013 Chrysler RAM gathers steam let’s see more »
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Will Tesla Grow 5-Fold in 5 Years?
By Jayson Derrick - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, TSLA
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been subject to a lot of press in recent years. The “naysayers” believe Tesla is the next Solyndra in the making, while Sarah Palin categorized the company as “losers”. The bulls believe the company is the next big thing and will revolutionize the entire industry, and will provide shareholders with incredible returns.
Equity research firm is predicting $200 a share
Tesla is already a market more »
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3 Reasons Why Ford Will Keep Moving Forward
By Andrés Cardenal - May 7, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, HMC, TM
Thanks to solid sales data and improving profitability, shares of Ford (NYSE: F) have been running at full speed lately. But the company´s product portfolio provides plenty of potential for growth in the middle term, and the stock is trading at attractive valuation levels. So fasten your seatbelt and keep your hands on the wheel, because Ford is running at full speed.
Pick up those profits
With its big more »
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Are These 3 Post-Earning Industry Performers a Buy?
By Brian Nichols - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: BZH, GM, MGM
On Thursday we saw several great post-earning moves in the market. While many of these stocks still present value after strong earnings there will be some to create a value trap. Therefore, I am looking at three of the more important moves in the market on Thursday, three companies that are strong industry performers, and determining if any are a “buy.”
With Europe Improving….Buy This Stock!
With each month more »
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Facebook's Fading Fortunes
By Daniel Cawrey - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: FB, GM, LNKD, ZNGA
Facebook’s (NASDAQ: FB) stock price seems to have leveled off in the past few months, staying in the mid-$20 range. Investors seem uncertain about the company’s business prospects after the stock went into free fall last year, following the initial public offering. After bottoming out in the fall of last year, the price recovered, but has been in a holding pattern since February.
The problem that Facebook more »
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Ford's China Strategy
By Bobby Shethia - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: F, GM, VLKAY
Car and truck makers sold 18.9 million vehicles in China last year, up 2.7% from a year ago, with growth sputtering from highs of 30% in 2010 and 42% in 2009. After overtaking the U.S. in 2009, China became the world’s largest auto market.
Ford (NYSE: F) unfortunately, entered the market late; in 2003. Ford CEO Alan Mulally , who plans to steer $5 billion in four more »