Q & A #74 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. Three large automakers – BMW, Toyota, and Daimler AG – recently announced they are currently testing laptop-like batteries for their electric cars. The batteries, made of lithium-ion, are being supplied by Tesla Motors. They are much [...]
Q & A #70 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. In a rare glimpse of the future, The New York Times recently reported on a joint venture between Toyota and Google. Several Toyota Priuses were outfitted with special software designed by Google to allow the cars [...]
Q & A #69 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Before we get started with today’s questions, a quick update on auto sales. At the time of writing, the Big Three automakers are expected to report strong year-over-year earnings for September 2010. General Motors has already released preliminary numbers showing a [...]
Q & A #67 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. The latest auto sales reports are coming in, and the news is bleak for car dealerships. According to sales figures compiled by Autodata, new vehicle sales during August 2010 cratered 21 percent compared to August of last year. Because data from [...]
Q & A #66 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for another installment of the Auto Specialist. First, the news. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Ford Motor Company is receiving loan guarantees from the U.S. government to help slash its debt. You might remember that Ford was the only car company [...]
Q & A #61 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Recently, I was reviewing some of the automotive industry’s latest sales numbers. It looks like the Big 3 (i.e. Ford, GM, and Chrysler) are making enormous strides to regain market share. In May 2010, all three automakers experienced double-digit sales growth [...]
Q & A #57 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. The most recent chapter in the Toyota recall mess has ended on a positive note for the automaker. Confronted by a tidal wave of criticism for their accelerator issues, Toyota extended some of the most aggressive buyer incentives in the industry. [...]
Q & A #53 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been watching, fascinated by the manner in which the Toyota recall has been developing. If you’re unfamiliar with the situation, it began with a few sporadic reports about a malfunctioning accelerator pedal. Fast forward [...]
Q & A #52 With The Auto Specialist Thanks for joining me for today’s segment of the Auto Specialist. Earlier, I read that Toyota is making plans to double the global output of hybrid vehicles to over 1 million by 2011. Toyota and Honda continue to battle for the frontrunner position on low-emissions cars. To [...]
Q & A #51 With The Auto Specialist Welcome back to the Auto Specialist. Recently, I came across a news item about the Ford Motor Company that I found interesting. The New York Times reported that one of their key executives, Alan R. Mulally, had created a plan to take Ford back to the top [...]
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