Toyota to Cut Lexus Parts Prices in China from Next Month - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Aug 21, 1:10PM CDT
Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) is reducing the price of the spare parts for its Lexus vehicles in China from Sep 1, 2014.
Group 1 (GPI) Acquires Texas Mercedes-Benz Dealership - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 20, 5:37PM CDT
Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI) recently acquired a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Boerne, TX.
Will Daimler (DDAIF) Stock Be Affected Today After China Finds Them Guilty Of Price Fixing?
at The Street - Mon Aug 18, 8:17AM CDT
Daimler's (DDAIF) Mercedes-Benz has been found guilty of manipulating prices for after-sales services in China,
8.5% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Daimler Call (DDAIF)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Aug 14, 9:25AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Daimler (NASDAQ
General Motors' China JV Contacted by Regulators, Shares Dip - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 13, 11:47AM CDT
General Motors Co.'s (GM) share price declined 0.3% to close at $33.70 on Aug 12 after Chinese anti-monopoly regulators reportedly contacted the Chinese joint venture of the company.
Luxury Autos Set To Hit Record U.S. Sales This Year
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Aug 11, 12:40PM CDT
Luxury cars have been a spearhead in the auto industry's recent resurgence. That trend will continue, and sales of luxury cars in the U.S. will hit an all-time high this year, a new report said. Sales of pricey luxury vehicles were up 7.1% to 1.15...
European, Asian Stocks Shrug Off Gloom
at The Street - Mon Aug 11, 5:36AM CDT
European and Asian markets shrugged off last week's geopolitical gloom on Monday, as Russia stepped back in Ukraine and on hopes that U.S. airstrikes in Iraq may slow Islamist rebels.
What Will China's Anti-Monopoly Probes Mean for Chrysler, Audi, and Others?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Aug 10, 7:20AM CDT
The Chinese government recently launched a series of anti-monopoly probes into Chrysler , Volkswagen 's Audi, Daimler 's Mercedes-Benz, and several Japanese automakers. Regulators stated that they would punish Chrysler and Audi for violating...
This Company Is Crushing Google's Self-Driving Car
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Aug 09, 10:04AM CDT
It's cute, but is it for real? Google's latest self-driving prototypes have received lots of attention, but the real advances may be happening elsewhere. Source: Google. Google has received a lot of attention for its experiments with cars that...
Daimler Down 10.8% Since SmarTrend Downtrend Call (DDAIF)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Aug 07, 9:33AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Daimler (NASDAQ
Car Systems Drive Growth At Audio Gear Maker Harman
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Aug 05, 3:46PM CDT
During its last quarterly earnings call, officials at Harman International Industries sounded confident that the maker of audio and infotainment equipment would deliver record results for its fiscal 2014. Investors will get a chance to see how that...
Will Daimler (DDAIF) Stock be Affected By Parts Price Cut In China?
at The Street - Mon Aug 04, 9:41AM CDT
Daimler (DDAIF) will cut spare-part prices for its Mercedes-Benz cars in China by an average of 15% as of next month amid a government investigation into whether automakers manipulated prices.
Tesla Q2 Loss Narrower than Estimates, Deliveries Up 17% - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 01, 7:30AM CDT
Tesla (TSLA) reported adjusted loss of 14 cents per share in the second quarter of 2014, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 24 cents.
solidThinking Inspire® Certified for Company-Wide Use by Daimler
PR Newswire - Thu Jul 31, 9:00AM CDT
Daimler AG has officially certified solidThinking Inspire®, a product that enables design engineers to create and investigate structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily. With this certification, the tool becomes available to all design engineers at the customer as part of the Altair HyperWorks® computer-aided engineering software suite. Traditional structural simulations allow engineers to check if a design will support the required loads; solidThinking Inspire enhances this process by directly generating an optimal new material layout within a given design space using loads as an input.
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...
Is Ford's Lincoln Overthrowing General Motors' Cadillac?
Bret Kenwell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:15AM CDT
Despite the rough winter, U.S. auto sales are modestly higher in the first half of 2014, up 4.3% from year ago figures. However, there is one very noticeable lag to me, and that is in General Motors ' Cadillac sales. Perhaps even more surprising is...
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...
Downgrade Alert for Daimler (DDAIF)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 18, 7:06AM CDT
Daimler (NASDAQ
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...