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February 28, 2005
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Is Lexus Sexy Enough To Seduce Europe? Lexus will amp up its cars' pizzazz and ditch the understated styling.   |
BusinessWeek
March 24, 2011
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Why Lexus Doesn't Lead the Pack in China A late start and high taxes have left Toyota's luxury brand stuck behind rivals. |
BusinessWeek
July 11, 2005
Ian Rowley |
Lexus To The Rescue Losing luster in the luxury market at home, Toyota is rolling out the marque to fight European imports. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
Gail Edmondson |
Lexus: Still Looking For Traction In Europe Lexus is going nowhere fast in Europe: After 12 years in showrooms, last year it registered sales of just 21,156 cars -- down 11% from 2001 -- compared with more than 234,000 in the U.S. To make Lexus a success, though, Toyota needs to establish it as a separate brand. |
BusinessWeek
July 21, 2003
Gail Edmondson |
Mercedes' Head-on Collision with a Quality Survey There must be a lot of long faces at the headquarters of the Mercedes Car Group in Stuttgart. On July 8, the world's most esteemed luxury auto maker suffered the humiliation of seeing its ranking in the annual J.D. Power survey of car dependability plunge to below the average. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Gail Edmondson |
Mercedes' New Boss Rolls Up His Sleeves Layoffs are just the beginning. Can Mercedes Car Group's Zetsche fix production and quality woes? |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Gail Edmondson |
It Looks Like BMW By A Nose A slew of new models could propel the car-maker past Mercedes |
BusinessWeek
November 18, 2010
Thomas & Cremer |
Audi Feels a Need for Speed in the U.S. Volkswagen's Audi brand, the luxury car leader in both China and Europe, is aggressively moving to boost sales in the U.S. |
Fast Company
February 2005
Deutschman & Byrne |
Super Size Me! Mercedes is bringing a bigger, bloated version of its Smart car to the United States. Is this cowardice -- or clever strategy? Two writers argue the case. |
BusinessWeek
October 31, 2005
David Welch |
A Rival For BMW? The sporty GS Lexus 430 has what it takes to match the German carmaker -- almost. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
Bremner & Roberts |
Asia: Audi Needs To Burn Rubber Audi is winning plaudits in Europe and the U.S. as it launches hit model after hit model in the luxury-auto segment. Asian car enthusiasts love the brand, too. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
John Rosevear |
Daimler Dumps Its Dividend Does the surprise Q4 loss signal more trouble ahead? |
BusinessWeek
June 19, 2006
David Welch |
How Do You Turn On The #@!&% Air? A J.D. Power study finds luxury cars like Mercedes and BMW overloaded with complexity |
BusinessWeek
January 16, 2006 |
Fixing Up an Old Mercedes After turning around Chrysler, new DaimlerChrysler head Dieter Zetsche talks about returning the German brand to its past glory. |
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Edmondson & Welch |
Dark Days At Daimler Jurgen Schrempp leaves behind a Mercedes beset by quality and profit woes. Now, Dieter Zetsche must take drastic measures to save the marriage with Chrysler -- or engineer a breakup. |
BusinessWeek
September 29, 2003
Edmondson & Kerwin |
DaimlerChrysler: Stalled Was the merger between Daimler and Chrysler a mistake? Many say yes -- and call for Schrempp's head. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Gail Edmondson |
Can Mercedes Create A Whole New Niche? Take a German luxury sedan, meld it with a monster sport-utility vehicle and a versatile minivan, and what do you get? The Grand Sport Tourer, a premium crossover due out in 2005. And it's aimed mostly at the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Chrysler Says "Halo" to Mercedes DaimlerChrysler optimistically hopes that by more closely aligning Chrysler with Mercedes, the prestige and aura will magically turn its loss into the 7% operating profit margin that Mercedes is on track to achieving this year. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
Gail Edmondson |
Hot Audi It's finally blasting into the luxury-car pack. Can it stay there? |
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? |
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 |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2004
Rich Smith |
Toyota's Hot, Daimler's Not Toyota makes six out of the 10 fastest-selling autos in the U.S. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2004
Rich Smith |
BMW Predicts Luxurious Earnings BMW is setting the bar high for itself in 2004, maybe too high. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Gail Edmondson |
Mercedes Gets Back Up To Speed A focus on quality and cost has Mercedes humming again. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
Toyota Cruises, Hyundai Stalls There are few surprises in J.D. Power and Associates' latest report on vehicle reliability. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2009
Rich Smith |
Oil High, Detroit Die Customers think America does a better job building larger vehicles. |
BusinessWeek
October 16, 2006
Gail Edmondson |
A Role Model For The Team Player Like every successful BMW manager, Norbert Reithofer has learned how to build informal networks of associates across the company to make sure his ideas are embraced. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2003
David Welch |
The Second Coming Of Cadillac Now its cars are cool. Will bold design and lots of horsepower keep the brand rolling? |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
Gail Edmondson |
Will Yankee Drivers Buy VW Luxury? Its upscale move is meeting resistance in Europe, so the U.S. push is crucial. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2004
Mike Cianciolo |
Toyota Smokes the Competition The leader of the Japanese auto market sets a list of records. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
John Rosevear |
Ford Hits Toyota Where It Hurts Longtime quality paragon Toyota actually dragged down the average in the most recent edition of the widely watched J.D. Power Initial Quality Study for automakers. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2010
John Rosevear |
Ford Scores Big Again The auto leaders see big gains as the recovery continues. |
Popular Mechanics
January 26, 2010
David Kiley |
Are New Lease Discounts Bad News for Automakers? Depending on where you live, you might be seeing lease offers for a Chevy Mailbu for as low as $179 per month, with $2,000 down, and a Honda Accord for $249 per month and $249 down. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Chester Dawson |
Wanted: Toyotas That Say "Toyota" With a 99-vehicle lineup, the automaker lacks a recognizable visual style |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Scion Rising The youth-targeted Scion may be the most powerful weapon Toyota has as it grows its market share in the U.S. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Toyota Accelerating Past GM? The Japanese auto company is posturing to become the world's largest car manufacturer. |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2009
David Welch et al. |
A Green Auto Show This year's Detroit auto show, which runs from Jan. 11 to Jan. 25, promised to be a subdued affair. |
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
January 16, 2006
Lee Walczak et al. |
Dream Machines There's a new 'golden age' of automotive design and technology dawning as sales-hungry automakers are innovating at full speed -- and giving buyers the power to shape their vehicles. |
The Motley Fool
Brian Gorman |
Daimler's Success Story? When DaimlerChrysler recently rolled out U.S. sales data for May, the results for its new Chrysler 300 were remarkable. But the car's success carries the danger of becoming a Pyrrhic victory for the automaker. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006
Rich Smith |
The Hottest Rod in Detroit GM gets bragging rights as the new Sky convertible from its Saturn division earned top honors as the hottest model in America. |
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 |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
David Welch |
Why Hybrids Are Such A Hard Sell Hybrids haven't crossed over to the mainstream. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2010
John Rosevear |
Is Toyota Roaring Back? The auto giant's unprecedented moves could be paying off -- but at what cost? |
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 |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2006
Rich Smith |
Ford Roars, GM Stalls Investors, it's time to check in with J.D. Power and Associates for the latest stats on the world's leading carmakers: Ford... General Motors... DaimlerChrysler... Nissan... etc. |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
Kathleen Kerwin |
When Flawless Isn't Enough For Car Buyers The Big Three are catching up in quality, but they have miles to go on the wow factor. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2008
David Lee Smith |
BMW: Not Just a Great Car The Munich-based auto company is zipping along like a proverbial well-oiled machine. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
Bremner & Dawson |
Can Anything Stop Toyota? An inside look at how it's reinventing the auto industry. |
