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Automobiles: Investing Essentials
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 31, 5:06PM CDT
What's the world's best-selling car? It depends on how you count. Ford's Focus (shown) and Toyota's Corolla both have strong claims to the title. Source: Ford Motor Company For over a hundred years, the automobile industry has been bringing...
How "Consumer Reports" Praised Buick and Still Dissed GM
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 10:00AM CDT
Consumer Reports had high praise for the Buick Regal this past week. Regal sales are up almost 40% so far this year. Source: General Motors Co. When is a great review from an influential source not good news for an automaker? When it...
Why Mercedes-Benz Will Build a Million-Dollar Sedan
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 5:31PM CDT
Top versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class can already run well over $200,000. But the price of a rumored new super-high-end version could hit seven figures. Source: Mercedes-Benz. A million-dollar sedan? It's the kind of thing you'd expect from a...
Why Hawaiian Holdings, Talisman Energy, and SouFun Holdings are Today's 3 Best Stocks
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 4:22PM CDT
Earnings season's ramped up into full force across the markets, but the major indices didn't get much of a boost on a day surprisingly light on major economic indicators and data. The S&P 500 closed the day out by gaining around 0.2%, or 3.5...
Tesla Motors' Challengers Are Coming
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 3:47PM CDT
Tesla Motors success in electric vehicles won't go unchallenged for long, and challengers are improving their offerings. In fact, General Motors Chevy Volt was actually the best-selling electric vehicle in the country last year. But the...
General Motors Company: What's Wrong With Cadillac
Bret Kenwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 1:15PM CDT
Source: General Motors. With the release of June's auto sales results, we get a glimpse into how the automakers are doing for the first half of 2014. Overall, 8.17 million cars have been sold over the past six months in the U.S., a 4.3% increase...
Why BMW Will Be an Electric Vehicle Winner
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 3:05PM CDT
Electric vehicles are starting to gain steam in the marketplace, highlighted by Tesla Motors Model S and 2013's best-selling EV in the U.S., General Motors ' Chevy Volt. But the strategies manufacturers follow often differ depending on who they...
Why BMW's $1 Billion Investment in Mexico Is Another Sign of Strength
Grant Heskamp, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 6:02PM CDT
German automaker BMW recently announced a $1 billion plan to build its first production facilities in Mexico. Located in Mexico's central state of San Luis Potosi, BMW's new plant will be able to produce as many as 150,000 vehicles per year, with...
Tesla Motors, Inc. Inspires BMW to Share Battery Technology
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 9:15AM CDT
BMW announced this week (via Automotive News ) that it is opening up its patents related to battery cell technology that it co-developed with Samsung SDI . The move follows electric-car maker Tesla Motors ' announcement that it would be...
Will a BMW Electric Car Take Down Tesla and Nissan?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 9:20AM CDT
BMW recently made two big announcements in regards to the electric vehicle (EV) market. First, it would boost its orders of Samsung SDI's EV battery cells by 20% to 30% in 2016 from 2014 levels. Second, it promised to share its EV technology...
Why Tesla Motors Isn't Worried About Audi's Electrics
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 14, 11:41AM CDT
The success of Tesla's stunning Model S sedan has the German luxury-car makers scrambling. Will their responses be enough to hold back the Silicon Valley automaker's growth? Source: Tesla Motors When Silicon Valley's Tesla Motors first went...
Is GM's Cadillac Revival Going Off the Rails?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 7:00PM CDT
The new Cadillac ELR, a plug-in hybrid coupe based on the Chevy Volt, has been a sales dud -- and sales of more mainstream Cadillacs have stalled. Is Cadillac's revival stalling? Source: General Motors Co. The Cadillac ELR coupe is General Motors...
Is This How General Motors Will Fix Cadillac?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 1:35PM CDT
After a strong 2013, sales of the well-regarded Cadillac ATS are down over 20% this year. GM hopes this new coupe version will help draw buyers. Source: General Motors Co. Is the Cadillac brand finally headed back in the right direction after...
Tesla Motors, Inc. Wants to Annihilate Range Anxiety
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 12, 5:23PM CDT
The biggest concern consumers seem to have about electric vehicles is charging; it's been dubbed "range anxiety." Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is attempting to tackle this concern and crush it once and for all. Nowhere is this clearer than by...
How the 2015 Ford Edge Will Take On Audi and BMW
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 12, 12:05PM CDT
Americans may think of the all-new 2015 Ford Edge as a mainstream choice. But in Europe, the new Edge will have higher ambitions. Source: Ford Motor Company Will Ford's all-new Edge be nice enough to steal sales from the German luxury-car...
How Unions Could Sink Fiat Chrysler's Profits
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 10, 5:31PM CDT
Sales of the Maserati Ghibli are booming. But the workers that build it aren't happy, and that could be a huge problem for Fiat Chrysler's profit plan. Source: Maserati Will union leaders derail Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ' five-year...
Is the Hype Over a Possible Manitowoc Company, Inc. Split Overdone?
Neha Chamaria, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 09, 7:57PM CDT
Companies are usually wary of activist investors, but Manitowoc isn't complaining. In an announcement that sent Manitowoc shares soaring late last month, investment firm Relational Investors disclosed having purchased 8.5% stake in the company in...
What's Behind Toyota's Superb Summer Sales?
Eshna Basu, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 07, 6:16PM CDT
The world's largest carmaker, Toyota , is having a great summer in the United States. After a bumper Memorial Day weekend sale in May that pushed the month's sales up by 12.6%, the company reported strong results for June as well. The sales...
Which Automakers Are Actually Serious About the Business of Making EVs?
Jay Cole, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 06, 12:41PM CDT
Every automaker with the intention of selling vehicles in the United States has an electric vehicle program of some kind in the works. For many, the decision to produce an electric vehicle was not by choice, as California regulations mandated a...
Self-Driving Cars Could Come Sooner Than You Think
Bret Kenwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 02, 11:26AM CDT
The concept of self-driving cars is beginning to gain traction, and how can it not? It's something that intrigues and interest a lot of people (I think), and I'm one of them, which is why I enjoy writing about it. Some recent announcements have...
Automobiles: Investing Essentials
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 31, 5:06PM CDT
What's the world's best-selling car? It depends on how you count. Ford's Focus (shown) and Toyota's Corolla both have strong claims to the title. Source: Ford Motor Company For over a hundred years, the automobile industry has been bringing...
How "Consumer Reports" Praised Buick and Still Dissed GM
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 27, 10:00AM CDT
Consumer Reports had high praise for the Buick Regal this past week. Regal sales are up almost 40% so far this year. Source: General Motors Co. When is a great review from an influential source not good news for an automaker? When it...
Why Mercedes-Benz Will Build a Million-Dollar Sedan
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 5:31PM CDT
Top versions of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class can already run well over $200,000. But the price of a rumored new super-high-end version could hit seven figures. Source: Mercedes-Benz. A million-dollar sedan? It's the kind of thing you'd expect from a...
Why Hawaiian Holdings, Talisman Energy, and SouFun Holdings are Today's 3 Best Stocks
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 4:22PM CDT
Earnings season's ramped up into full force across the markets, but the major indices didn't get much of a boost on a day surprisingly light on major economic indicators and data. The S&P 500 closed the day out by gaining around 0.2%, or 3.5...
Tesla Motors' Challengers Are Coming
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 23, 3:47PM CDT
Tesla Motors success in electric vehicles won't go unchallenged for long, and challengers are improving their offerings. In fact, General Motors Chevy Volt was actually the best-selling electric vehicle in the country last year. But the...
General Motors Company: What's Wrong With Cadillac
Bret Kenwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 1:15PM CDT
Source: General Motors. With the release of June's auto sales results, we get a glimpse into how the automakers are doing for the first half of 2014. Overall, 8.17 million cars have been sold over the past six months in the U.S., a 4.3% increase...
Why BMW Will Be an Electric Vehicle Winner
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 3:05PM CDT
Electric vehicles are starting to gain steam in the marketplace, highlighted by Tesla Motors Model S and 2013's best-selling EV in the U.S., General Motors ' Chevy Volt. But the strategies manufacturers follow often differ depending on who they...
Why BMW's $1 Billion Investment in Mexico Is Another Sign of Strength
Grant Heskamp, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 6:02PM CDT
German automaker BMW recently announced a $1 billion plan to build its first production facilities in Mexico. Located in Mexico's central state of San Luis Potosi, BMW's new plant will be able to produce as many as 150,000 vehicles per year, with...
Tesla Motors, Inc. Inspires BMW to Share Battery Technology
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 9:15AM CDT
BMW announced this week (via Automotive News ) that it is opening up its patents related to battery cell technology that it co-developed with Samsung SDI . The move follows electric-car maker Tesla Motors ' announcement that it would be...
Will a BMW Electric Car Take Down Tesla and Nissan?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 9:20AM CDT
BMW recently made two big announcements in regards to the electric vehicle (EV) market. First, it would boost its orders of Samsung SDI's EV battery cells by 20% to 30% in 2016 from 2014 levels. Second, it promised to share its EV technology...
Why Tesla Motors Isn't Worried About Audi's Electrics
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 14, 11:41AM CDT
The success of Tesla's stunning Model S sedan has the German luxury-car makers scrambling. Will their responses be enough to hold back the Silicon Valley automaker's growth? Source: Tesla Motors When Silicon Valley's Tesla Motors first went...
Is GM's Cadillac Revival Going Off the Rails?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 7:00PM CDT
The new Cadillac ELR, a plug-in hybrid coupe based on the Chevy Volt, has been a sales dud -- and sales of more mainstream Cadillacs have stalled. Is Cadillac's revival stalling? Source: General Motors Co. The Cadillac ELR coupe is General Motors...
Is This How General Motors Will Fix Cadillac?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 1:35PM CDT
After a strong 2013, sales of the well-regarded Cadillac ATS are down over 20% this year. GM hopes this new coupe version will help draw buyers. Source: General Motors Co. Is the Cadillac brand finally headed back in the right direction after...
Tesla Motors, Inc. Wants to Annihilate Range Anxiety
Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 12, 5:23PM CDT
The biggest concern consumers seem to have about electric vehicles is charging; it's been dubbed "range anxiety." Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is attempting to tackle this concern and crush it once and for all. Nowhere is this clearer than by...
How the 2015 Ford Edge Will Take On Audi and BMW
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 12, 12:05PM CDT
Americans may think of the all-new 2015 Ford Edge as a mainstream choice. But in Europe, the new Edge will have higher ambitions. Source: Ford Motor Company Will Ford's all-new Edge be nice enough to steal sales from the German luxury-car...
How Unions Could Sink Fiat Chrysler's Profits
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 10, 5:31PM CDT
Sales of the Maserati Ghibli are booming. But the workers that build it aren't happy, and that could be a huge problem for Fiat Chrysler's profit plan. Source: Maserati Will union leaders derail Fiat Chrysler Automobiles ' five-year...
Is the Hype Over a Possible Manitowoc Company, Inc. Split Overdone?
Neha Chamaria, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 09, 7:57PM CDT
Companies are usually wary of activist investors, but Manitowoc isn't complaining. In an announcement that sent Manitowoc shares soaring late last month, investment firm Relational Investors disclosed having purchased 8.5% stake in the company in...
What's Behind Toyota's Superb Summer Sales?
Eshna Basu, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 07, 6:16PM CDT
The world's largest carmaker, Toyota , is having a great summer in the United States. After a bumper Memorial Day weekend sale in May that pushed the month's sales up by 12.6%, the company reported strong results for June as well. The sales...
Which Automakers Are Actually Serious About the Business of Making EVs?
Jay Cole, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 06, 12:41PM CDT
Every automaker with the intention of selling vehicles in the United States has an electric vehicle program of some kind in the works. For many, the decision to produce an electric vehicle was not by choice, as California regulations mandated a...
Self-Driving Cars Could Come Sooner Than You Think
Bret Kenwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 02, 11:26AM CDT
The concept of self-driving cars is beginning to gain traction, and how can it not? It's something that intrigues and interest a lot of people (I think), and I'm one of them, which is why I enjoy writing about it. Some recent announcements have...
