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BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
David Welch |
Detroit Is Over A ($50) Barrel The Big Three auto makers aren't ready to compete with foreign rivals on fuel economy.   |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Kathleen Kerwin |
"Detroit Is Missing The Boat" Demand for hybrids is rising, but the Big Three are slow to get on board. |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
David Welch |
Gentlemen, Start Your Hybrids Ford, Toyota, and Honda are betting on a payoff. GM and others aren't so sure |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
David Welch |
General Motors Is Still Living Large The success of GM's new SUVs has given it a boost. But the buzz may soon wear off. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005
David Welch |
Toyota's Risky Ride in the Incentive Lane Juicy deals help Toyota Motor Corp. win U.S. market share, but is its headlong grab for U.S. market share starting to take a toll? |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2004
Rich Smith |
Ford Switches Sides Ford embraces gasoline taxes and hybrid technology. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
David Welch |
California Rules, Detroit Quakes U.S. carmakers are balking at proposed regs that would cut carbon dioxide emissions. |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2007
David Kiley |
Toyota: How the Hybrid Race Went to the Swift As Toyota prepares to motor past Ford as the world's second-largest carmaker, it has become a textbook case on how a green reputation delivers a competitive edge. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
David Welch |
Autos: Those Price Breaks Are Habit-Forming Detroit's incentives may be here to stay, and now Japan is sweetening its deals, too |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Chester Dawson |
How Hybrids Are Going Mainstream Toyota is shifting into Phase Two of its strategy: moving hybrid technology into the core of its lineup. Early next year, the auto maker plans to launch hybrid versions of its Highlander and the Lexus line of RX SUVs. |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2009
David Welch |
Automakers Go on the Small-Car Offensive Nine new small cars are rolling out in the next 18 months, six from GM and Ford. Will they sell without the incentives of high gas prices and federal subsidies? |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
David Welch |
Detroit: Suddenly, Small is Beautiful Buyers are flocking to little cars -- and not just because of high fuel prices -- as a fresh crop of little cars is making small cool again. |
BusinessWeek
December 27, 2004
David Welch |
GM And Daimler Are Stepping On It GM and Daimler are finally taking hybrids seriously, teaming up to counter rivals' unexpectedly popular models. Now their engineers will have to prove they can deliver. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Welch & Kerwin |
GM: Enough With The Come-Ons What General Motors Corp. needs now is sizzling new models -- not more discounts. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Adam Aston |
Getting More Miles To The Gallon -- Fast Off-the-shelf technologies could increase fuel efficiency by up to 30%. |
Salon.com
January 8, 2003
Arianna Huffington |
Road outrage How corporate greed and political corruption paved the way for the SUV explosion. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2004
Rich Smith |
Ford's Profit Potential Is Electric Ford Motor puts a price tag on its new hybrid SUV. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Kathleen Kerwin |
Hybrids with Plenty of Pep The first Gas-Electric hybrid cars were odd-looking vehicles that advanced the frontiers of auto technology but offered buyers little advantage. But the new Ford Escape SUV and Honda Accord sedan deliver comfort and performance. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2004
Chris Mallon |
Dealers Cash In on Hybrids High gas prices and pollution concerns are prompting car dealers to do something they haven't been able to do in many years -- charge premium prices for automobiles, specifically, gas-electric hybrids. But will your hybrid auto save you money? |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
John Rosevear |
Why Are Ford's Sales Lagging? Ford's products are superb. So why are sales just so-so? |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2004
Rich Smith |
Nissan Thinks Small What do the Japanese know that Detroit doesn't? |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2008
David Welch |
The Heated Rivalry in Low-Carbon Cars The planned eco-friendly fleets of GM and competitors. |
BusinessWeek
January 26, 2004
David Welch |
Detroit Tries It The Japanese Way Shared platforms and parts save time and money, but the Big Three are years behind. |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
David Kiley |
Baseball, Apple Pie...and Mahindra? How an Indian company plans to woo America's heartland with its fuel-efficient SUVs and pickups. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2007
Toby Shute |
Quick Take: Revved-Up Auto Sales Auto manufacturers had a great month, with one glaring exception. Do Ford's investors need shock absorbers? They shouldn't -- the auto maker's results should really not surprise anyone. |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2003
David Welch |
Reinventing the Hybrid Wheel Will Toyota and others convince buyers that the latest models are more than weird science? |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
David Welch |
Autos: Not Your Father's...Whatever What does Gen Y want in a car? To auto makers' surprise, it's price and value |
Wired
April 2005
Brendan I. Koerner |
Rise of the Green Machine In a nation of gas-guzzlers, Toyota made hybrids cool. Now the world's number-two automaker wants to make the internal combustion engine obsolete. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Hybrid Help for GM? Even if a newly announced hybrid technology doesn't lead to a resurgence in GM's truck and SUV sales, it could help stem customers' exodus from the category. For GM, that alone would be cause for celebration. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Matthew Argersinger |
Automakers Must Know: Green Means Green If the public wants small cars, then the auto industry is going to give it to them. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2010
John Rosevear |
More Signs of Strength for Ford The Blue Oval posts big sales gains, along with most -- but not all -- of its rivals. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2011
John Rosevear |
Why Is Ford Happy About 54.5 Miles Per Gallon? An onerous burden for the automakers? Not quite. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2011
Keki Fatakia |
Auto Sales Climb in Turbulent August Automobile sales increase in August despite adverse conditions. |
Salon.com
September 11, 2000
Damien Cave |
Ecofriendly wheels can't get a break Despite being ultra-low-emission vehicles, hybrids are denied government incentives, while dirtier competitors get the OK. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Where Is Ford's Focus? Ford's plan to license hybrid technology from Toyota suggests Ford has lots of catching up to do. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Fuzzy Hybrid Math The high price of saving at the pump. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Where's My Chevette? The economic argument against investing in oil companies suggests that high gasoline prices will cause demand to fall and prices at the pump to recede. But automakers know better and are giving the consumer just what they want -- style and muscle. |
Salon.com
August 15, 2000
Ray Thursby |
Hopping into hybrids Automakers hope smog and high gas prices will persuade consumers to embrace their new "green" lineup. |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Kathleen Kerwin |
The Green American Car Company? Ford needs to reinvent itself. Pushing environment-friendly cars might do the trick. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2005
Jennifer Schonberger |
Chrysler Thinks Smaller DaimlerChrysler rolls out a new line of more fuel-efficient SUVs. Given current gas prices and the continuing high levels at which they are projected to linger, this is a good move for the automaker and its shareholders. |
Popular Mechanics
September 10, 2009
Larry Webster |
The Future of Diesel in the US: Analysis Ford and GM -- and now Chrysler -- have access to perfectly competent diesel cars produced by their European arms. And there's still a steady, slow increase of diesels, mostly from the German manufacturers. |
BusinessWeek
February 11, 2010
David Welch et al. |
How Detroit Can Gain from Toyota's Recalls GM and Ford have an opportunity to steal buyers from a bloodied Toyota. The trick is not to seem predatory. |
BusinessWeek
March 1, 2004
Peter Coy |
Let's Wage War On Gas Guzzlers If America is too reliant on foreign oil, why not ask Americans to do their part to reduce that reliance? Two-thirds of the oil in the U.S. goes for transportation fuels, mainly gasoline so improving the mileage of cars and light trucks must be part of the solution. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Welch, Rowley & Eidam |
How Honda Is Stalling In The U.S. Until recently, Honda Motor Co. seemed unstoppable, but its most popular models are showing signs of weakness and the mighty yen is hurting profits. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Ford's Latest Wrong Turn The decision to pull back on hybrids represents a serious blunder. |
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Larry Armstrong |
Are You Ready For A Hybrid? First, you should pick a car that matches the kind of driving you do -- city or highway. To help, here are scouting reports on six eco-friendly vehicles. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2004
Mike Cianciolo |
Detroit's Hot Rides The May U.S. sales numbers for the auto industry were released yesterday and they were impressive nearly across the board. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
Hybrid Autos: Will the Big Three Catch up with Toyota and Honda? The news that Toyota outsold Chrysler in August to take the No.3 position in U.S. car sales for the first time focuses attention on a growth area where all three U.S. manufacturers are lagging several years behind -- the market for gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
John Rosevear |
A Strong Result for Ford The Blue Oval finishes strong as December sales beat estimates. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
What Sagging Auto Sales Mean for Your Portfolio May was not a good month for auto sales. |
