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• Despite GM "Employee Discounts," Outlook Poor for August Auto Sales

  Despite its "Employee Discounts for Everyone," forecasters said GM sales fell in August below the year-ago month, along with U.S. auto sales overall. U.S. auto sales in 2008 look to be the worst since 1993. by Jim Henry

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 2:28 PM PDT

  Tags: Microsoft Outlook, General Motors Corp., Year-ago Month, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Jim Henry

• Delphi Says Preparing Revised Reorganization Plan

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Auto parts maker Delphi Corp DPHIQ is preparing a revised plan of reorganization to file with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, but does not know when such a plan will be ready, a company spokesman said on Friday. Delphi, which...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 11:15 AM PDT

  Tags: Reorganization Plan, Borland Delphi, General Motors Corp., Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

• Electric Fault Spurs Big GM Recall

  DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp GM is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators. A short-circuit in the system may cause other electrical features to malfunction,...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 10:15 AM PDT

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Gm, Recall

• GM Offers Early Retirement to U.S. Salaried Staff

  DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp GM is offering early retirement incentives to about 28 percent of its U.S. salaried work force as part of its effort to reduce payroll expenses and conserve cash. The incentives were offered to about 9,000 U.S. employees,...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 9:30 AM PDT

  Tags: Incentive, General Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Manufacturing, Sales, Gm, US

• Toyota Slashes 2009 Sales Forecast

  Toyota Motor Corp has slashed its 2009 sales forecast due to slowing demand, putting off its goal of becoming the world's first automaker to sell more than 10 million vehicles in a year.Toyota, vying with General Motors to be the world number one, now aims to sell 9.7 million...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 6:58 AM PDT

  Tags: Car, Sales Forecast, General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, AFP

• Ford: Ripe for the (Bottom) Picking?

  Laura Cadden submits: Ford Motor Company's F share price has defined the word volatile in recent months. Should investors take advantage of the bargain rates, especially now that the company is selling an additional 500 million in new shares to make up for debt incurred by its financial...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 6:03 AM PDT

  Tags: Ford Motor Co., Transport, F.C.C. Co. Ltd., TNK-BP, British Petroleum Co plc, BG Group plc

• GM Says Automakers Deserve $50 Billion in Federal Loans: Report

  (Reuters) - Automakers deserve as much as $50 billion in government-backed loans so that they can build more fuel-efficient cars, according to a top General Motors GM executive, the New York Times reported. This is double the amount being currently sought by the...

  Fri Aug 29, 2008 @ 2:30 AM PDT

  Tags: Automobile Company, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, Government

• Mazda Halves 08/09 Sales F'cast at One China Venture

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp halved its sales forecast at one of its two Chinese joint ventures on Friday in one of the first signs that a demand slowdown in the world's second-biggest car market is affecting automakers' plans....

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 7:30 PM PDT

  Tags: Car, Mazda Motor Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Ford Motor Co.

• Toyota Cuts Sales Forecast

  By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp cut its 2009 vehicle sales forecast by nearly 7 percent as high fuel prices hammer demand for large cars and pickup trucks, and said it will speed up the rollout of...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 6:45 AM PDT

  Tags: Car, Sales Forecast, Toyota Motor Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

• Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 07/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. FLE F1Q09 Earnings Call

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 6:03 AM PDT

  Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., Seeking Alpha, Financial Accounting, Finance

• Hot Small Caps - BBA Aviation Plunges as It Warns on Second Half

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Following is a round-up of key small caps on European stock exchanges on Thursday. 10:43 BST - BBA Aviation plunges as it warns on second half Shares in aircraft services firm BBA Aviation BBA are down over 5.8 percent as the firm warns...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 5:01 AM PDT

  Tags: Trader, Retail Company, Toyota Motor Corp., Retail, Ardmore Holding Corp., Oukbs, Royal Dutch Shell Plc., Tractor Supply Co.

• Thor Industries: Strength From Weakness

  Tim Meador submits: Thor Industries THO is the leading manufacturer of travel trailers ahead of Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) (BRK.B) Forrest River, and they also make motor homes and buses. Travel trailers and 5th wheels account for 68 percent of sales, with motor homes at 17 percent and buses at 15...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 4:36 AM PDT

  Tags: Transport, Thor Industries Inc.

• Chrysler Considers Sale of Gas-Guzzling Dodge Viper

  Money Morning submits: by Jennifer Yousfi With the U.S. auto market increasingly focused on practicality and fuel-efficiency, Chrysler LLC announced Wednesday it was entertaining offers for its Dodge Viper sports car. by Money Morning

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 4:20 AM PDT

  Tags: Transport, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp.

• GM to Invest $200 Million in India Engine Plant

  By Rina Chandran MUMBAI (Reuters) - General Motors Corp GM said on Thursday it would invest more than $200 million in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled U.S. carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive ...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 1:45 AM PDT

  Tags: India, Car, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Gm, Maxus Realty Trust Inc.

• GM to Put $200 Million in India Engine Plant

  MUMBAI (Reuters) - General Motors Corp GM on Thursday said it would invest more than $200 million initially in a powertrain plant in India, as the troubled carmaker aims to double its share of a fast-growing but increasingly competitive market. The...

  Thu Aug 28, 2008 @ 12:00 AM PDT

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales Force Management, Sales, Finance, Gm

• Caterpillar Sees Strong China Sales Enduring

  BEIJING (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc CAT expects weakness in rich-country economies to persist into 2009 but its sales in China will remain strong, Jim Owens, chairman and chief executive of the U.S. construction and mining equipment firm, said on Thursday. Caterpillar...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 11:30 PM PDT

  Tags: China, Caterpillar Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

• Toyota Cuts 2009 Global Sales Forecast

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would miss its goal of selling more than 10 million vehicles next year, lowering its forecast by nearly 7 percent to account for a severe downturn in Western markets driven by ...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 10:30 PM PDT

  Tags: Vehicle, Sales Forecast, Toyota Motor Corp., Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Sales Force Management, Sales, General Motors Corp.

• Chrysler to Dump Viper? Whoever Has the Most Toys Loses

  It looks like Chrysler will dump the Dodge Viper, just as GM jettisons Hummer. Ford already sold Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover. It makes you wonder what's next? Now that Toyota arguably overtook GM as the world's largest automaker last year, maybe it's time for Toyota to admit...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 6:50 PM PDT

  Tags: Car, Chrysler LLC, Toyota Motor Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales, Jim Henry

• Chrysler Looking at Options For Viper Business

  By Poornima Gupta DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC is exploring strategic options for its Dodge Viper sports car business as the struggling U.S. automaker tries to raise cash to ride out a deepening U.S. auto downturn. "We have been approached by third parties...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 7:45 AM PDT

  Tags: Car, Chrysler LLC, Dodge Viper, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp.

• Sharing Speculative Interest in GM

  Jason Kelly submits: Everett writes: You write a lot in your stock book about Value Line and how much you respect their opinion. Yet, you say you like General Motors GM below $10. Value Line hates it. What gives?Liking General Motors below $10 doesn't mean I'm buying yet. What...

  Wed Aug 27, 2008 @ 6:37 AM PDT

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Transport

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