Archive for May, 2006

Could ethanol be in NASCAR’s future. If you pay close attention to auto news or have read this blog in the recent past, you know about ethanol and it’s E85 blend. There are many reasons for consumers to jump on the ethanol band wagon. These include high gas prices, environment reasons, and the need to […]

Will a Delphi strike take down GM? Once upon a time, GM’s parts making branch split off and became Delphi.  Today Delphi is the worlds largest auto parts maker.  They sell parts to everyone including GM’s top foreign rival Toyota.  Delphi is currently in bankruptcy and a possible strike is looming.  Many have claimed that […]

After their first quarter profit how will GM fair? On Thursday, I blogged about GM’s first quarter profit this year.  They had initially reported a loss of $323 million, but after an accounting change, GM reported a $445 million profit during that time period.  This was is a good sign for the struggling company, but […]

Criticism from some Ford shareholders. This country’s second leading auto maker has had a tough time over the last few years.  Ford lost over $2.5 billion in the first quarter of this year.  As with most companies, when things are going wrong you look to the person at the top.  In this case it is […]

An accounting change turns loss into profit. The recent struggles of North America’s leading auto maker have been well documented.  From the period of January to March of 2005 GM experienced a $1.3 billion loss.  Earlier it was reported that for that same period this year they loss $323 million.  That is much better than […]

The future of powering our automobiles. Just yesterday I wrote about the need for hybrid cars to become cheaper if they are going to take hold in the auto market.  As of now, the cost of upgrading to a hybrid off sets the gas you will save.  However, this may change soon.   Right now, […]

What’s next for hybrid vehicles? Lately hybrids have been a hot topic in the auto world.  Spurred on by the price of gas, many auto makers have begun to focus aggressively on producing and marketing them.  However, discerning consumers may have seen that in some cases the purchase of a hybrid will not save them […]

A top advisor leaves after less than a year. It seems like every other day somebody important is stepping down or leaving a company.  Late last week is was Stephen Girsky’s turn.  Girsky was a full-time advisor for GM for a little under a year.  Before that, he was an analyst on Wall Street.   […]

GM CEO thinks so. We have been talking about the price of gas a lot lately.  It seems that everywhere you turn you are reminded of $3.00 a gallon gas and the threat that it might go higher.  There are a lot of people afraid of just that happening.  However, Rick Wagoner is not among […]

Toyota out sells Chrysler in the month of April. Everyone knows that the North American automobile market has been dominated by the big three (GM, Ford, and Chrysler) for a long time now. Pretty much since people have been driving the things. However, Toyota, Japan’s top auto maker, has been steadily gaining ground over the […]