What gives a companies stock more value, history and size or a lot of raw potential? For the analysts on Wall Street, the answer is…
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Month: May 2013
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has strict rules about safety and signaling features on vehicles, and for good reason. But these rules can…
Automotive News reports here that Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan, and Toyota have been working with the U.S. department of energy to prepare for the first hydrogen…
GM Restarts Production at its Jakarta Plant
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GM has big plans in Indonesia. In the country of 240 million vehicle sales exceeded the one million mark last year and are only expected…
Subsidize this!
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Quick, think back to econ 101. How can you deal with negative extranalitites? Quotas and pigovian taxes (gas guzzler tax’s for example), right? Sure, those…
Are the Detroit Three Back Now?
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As I went over the materials from the class, I decided that answering the question, “Are the Detroit Three Back?” was one of the key…
What is an assembly plant worth?
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As a native Kentuckian, I am very excited about the new Lexus ES350 plant to be built in Kentucky. However, I find myself wondering if…
US used vehicle sales drop 6% in first quarter
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Automotive News reports that industry wide used vehicle sales have dropped 6% in the first quarter. What does this say for the auto-industry? Are more…
It’s gonna cost ya!
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Carlos Goshen wants market share and he wants it bad. Despite a just announced net revenue of over 4.1 Billion in its past Fiscal year,…
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One of the most noticeable changes to the automobile in recent years is the in-dash entertainment system. BMW has iDrive, Ford has MyFord Touch, Cadillac…