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Auto Sector Stocks (Page 87)

Auto Sector Stocks

Lean how the stocks in auto sector are doing. This section covers stocks in Auto Manufacturers and Auto Parts sectors.

By Frank Sherosky on May 11, 2011 - 10:27AM
Despite a lousy Q1 report where Toyota Motor Corp. posted a 77 percent drop in net profit, the stock opened trading in New York on an even keel on Wednesday due to net profit for the full fiscal year. By the close it was up.
By Frank Sherosky on May 11, 2011 - 12:32AM
With OnStar FMV Vehicle Selector launching on OnStar.com and Facebook, interest in the retail mirror surges. So, the product is aligning first with Best Buy for retail installation Summer 2011. [Update: Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) stock is still trading below its 200 day moving average and opened a bit higher Wednesday at 30.44]
By Frank Sherosky on May 5, 2011 - 8:50AM
Despite announcing first quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $3.2 billion, or $1.77 per fully-diluted share, marking the company’s fifth consecutive profitable quarter, General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) stock started dropping with the pre-market opening trade. Update: By the close of trading in New York, GM stock was down $1.02
By Frank Sherosky on May 4, 2011 - 9:00AM
Despite an April sales report that showed an increase of 16 percent versus a year ago and year-to-date sales up 16 percent, investors did not pump Ford stock, even in after-hours trading. Pre-market trading is no different.
By Frank Sherosky on May 3, 2011 - 11:29AM
Market Close Update: Even before the April sales report, General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock gapped higher on the open. While the stock intraday found support at 32.82, it managed to trade even higher, closing near its original IPO offering price of $33.
By Frank Sherosky on May 2, 2011 - 8:27AM
Ask anyone and their threshold of financial pain is already on with the latest prices at the gasoline pump. In Clinton Township, Michigan, drivers are paying $4.23 for credit. So, in light of pain at the pump and a rising futures market, when will the automakers make the next jump to 50 mpg for all cars?
By Frank Sherosky on April 29, 2011 - 10:51AM
While Shanghai GM was named the Best Car Manufacturer and the new Chevrolet Malibu the Most Eye-Catching Car Model yesterday at the Auto Shanghai 2011 Grand Awards, GM stock has been awarded by investors with more buyers than sellers recently. The GM stock chart gives the technical picture.
By Frank Sherosky on April 28, 2011 - 9:43AM
GM do Brasil on Monday laid the foundation stone for a new engine plant in Joinville in south Brazil that will make engine components beginning in 2012.
By Frank Sherosky on April 26, 2011 - 9:43AM
Ford stock (NYSE: F) traded up in pre-market trading after it reported net income above Wall Street’s expectations for the first quarter. The hope for investors is for that trend to continue after the opening bell.
By Frank Sherosky on April 25, 2011 - 10:38AM
The 2011 Buick LaCrosse, a luxury brand of General Motors (NYSE: GM), received a five-star safety rating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program, the agency has announced.
By Frank Sherosky on April 24, 2011 - 8:40PM
It's heartening to see a member of congress explore cost-savings as it applies to military engine opportunities. Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc got its opportunity from Congressman, Allen West of Florida.
By Frank Sherosky on April 24, 2011 - 11:03AM
While the Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle with extended-range capability, some Volt owners say they are challenging themselves to see how fuel-efficient they can be by tracking how far and how long they can go without buying gasoline.
By Frank Sherosky on April 20, 2011 - 5:13PM
If published reports are correct, the plan by U.S. Treasury to sell "a significant share" or "big chunk" of its remaining stake in General Motors as early as this summer, would result in a net loss to taxpayers.
By Frank Sherosky on April 20, 2011 - 10:12AM
A weekly chart of the Dow Jones US Autos and Parts ($DWCAUP) shows major segments of the auto stock sector following the general market’s downward direction; in this case, testing the 40 week moving average, but rising on Wednesday morning‘s open as noted on the daily chart.
By Frank Sherosky on April 19, 2011 - 11:02PM
In remarks prepared for delivery, Dan Akerson, Chairman and CEO of General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), delivered the keynote address at the National Automotive Dealers Association/IHS Automotive Forum in New York. Among his many statements, he noted GM’s higher throughput and profits from the streamlined dealer network, but GM stock still traded lower and closed at 29.59.
By Frank Sherosky on April 18, 2011 - 12:55PM
After GM stock completed its 22nd week of trading by breaking 30, and with Toyota, Honda and others trading below their 40-day moving averages, perhaps it’s time to look again at Ford stock. It may be best of breed based on its stock chart technicals as much as its product technolgies.

By Frank Sherosky on April 18, 2011 - 10:12AM
After completing its 22nd week of trading since its IPO, GM stock has not only broken all levels of IPO price support, but has tested the psychologically significant 30 price level with its lowest weekly close on Friday. As of Monday morning, pre-market pressure was followed by a lower open and a plow through the 30 level.
By Frank Sherosky on April 16, 2011 - 9:15PM
General Motors (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) may be one of the world’s largest automakers, with roots back to 1908, but its ranking among clean-energy patents demonstrates GM’s commitment to sustainable transportation and clean energy.
By Patrick Rall on April 12, 2011 - 11:31AM
Chrysler Corporation announced this morning that the company has reached the second of three performance requirements set by the government, allowing Fiat to raise their ownership of the Chrysler Group from 25 to 30%.
By Frank Sherosky on April 11, 2011 - 10:59AM
Toyota announced a 3-day production schedule for the remaining days of Easter week in April, according to a news flash on CNBC this morning. Question is, in light of more earthquake reports, might this new schedule last longer?
By Frank Sherosky on April 9, 2011 - 12:15PM
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) has continued its leadership in alternative fueled vehicles with the demonstration of a prototype 2011 International® ProStar®+ powered by a 13-liter MaxxForce® dual fuel engine—diesel and liquefied natural gas (LNG), at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky.
By Frank Sherosky on April 8, 2011 - 3:29PM
AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) has officially joined forces with NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) to expand the privately funded, comprehensive eVgoSM electric vehicle (EV) charging “ecosystem”.
By Frank Sherosky on April 6, 2011 - 10:45PM
Heckman Corporation (NYSE: HEK), a water solutions company that provides turnkey sourcing, engineering, design and operation of integrated water pipeline gathering and management systems for oil, gas, coal mining, and utility systems has issued a purchase order for 200 Peterbilt 367 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks, making it the largest LNG Transport fleet in North America.
By Frank Sherosky on April 2, 2011 - 7:32PM
General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock traders viewed March as a successful quarter for GM in the United States, as retail sales surged 38 percent for its four brands, driven by demand for Chevrolet’s all-new Cruze compact sedan. The stock surged Friday to $32.41 after testing the $30 level for several weeks.
By Frank Sherosky on April 1, 2011 - 11:02AM
Friday’s jobs report says the economy added 216,000 jobs in March, while the unemployment rate dropped to 8.8%. Question is, not how it affects today's trading, how will it affect the auto industry when the dollar is still weak, earthquake effects are still here and oil tensions are still in play?
By Frank Sherosky on March 30, 2011 - 5:29PM
The Pontiac, Mich., Stamping Plant will get $30 million in new equipment to help make sheet metal for the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic that will be built at the nearby General Motors Orion Assembly Plant. Pontiac also will make stampings for use in the Buick Verano that goes into production later this year.
By Frank Sherosky on March 30, 2011 - 11:02AM
Protean Electric will orally present “Unsprung Mass with In-Wheel Motors (IWM); the Myths and Realities – Closing the Circle” to address the skeptics of unsprung mass at the 2011 SAE World Congress in Detroit in April.
By Frank Sherosky on March 28, 2011 - 1:06PM
Despite the news from MarketWatch that Volkswagen will recall 71,043 Jettas to fix the wiring for the anti-theft alarm system and horn, VW stock which trades as an ADR in New York under the symbol VLKAY is holding its own.
By Frank Sherosky on March 26, 2011 - 6:03PM
In keeping with its 2010 ranking among the 50 Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE® magazine, AT&T is now putting 101 Chevrolet Express Cargo 2500 vans powered by low-emissions compressed natural gas into its customer service fleet.
By Frank Sherosky on March 24, 2011 - 9:52AM
emotion3D provides BMW with a high-quality service for retargeting existing stereoscopic 3D content for viewing on glasses-free 3D screens. The BMW X3 is the first automotive commercial to use the technology.