automaker

Kicking the tires on GM's IPO

MSN Money Latest Articles  Tue, 07/06/2010 - 16:00

It's still at least a few months away, but selling shares again will be a major step in the automaker's remarkable recovery. Should you buy General Motors' stock?


 

The hottest IPO of 2010: GM?

MSN Money Latest Articles  Thu, 03/04/2010 - 20:20

Thanks largely to Uncle Sam's generosity, the automaker has an excellent balance sheet and is on the road to competitiveness. Is it time for investors to hop on board?  


 

Toyota's woes filter down to dealer

Marketplace  Thu, 02/04/2010 - 13:49

As Toyota's problems continue, dealers are stuck with inventory hanging around and having to fix customers' cars.

Brett Neely reports on how the automaker's issues are affecting one dealership.


 

GM bets on trucks for its future

MSN Money Latest Articles  Thu, 01/14/2010 - 11:45

The automaker is updating its full-size pickups, investing up to $1 billion on the assumption that sagging truck sales can be revived as the economy improves.


 

Ford steers clear of potholes

MSN Money Latest Articles  Mon, 10/19/2009 - 08:30

The automaker has done some shrewd maneuvering in the last few years, but it has far to go to prove it's more than a truck company that also makes cars.


 

The bold new face of GM

MSN Money Latest Articles  Sun, 09/13/2009 - 22:01

The automaker launches an advertising blitz featuring new Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. and brazenly comparing GM's vehicles with models made by its rivals.


 

Bailed-out banks: Meet the pay czar

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Thu, 08/13/2009 - 11:17

Just how much is a rainmaker at a bailed-out bank really worth? Or a senior executive at a recently bankrupt automaker for that matter?


 

Cash for Clunkers lifts Ford sales

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Mon, 08/03/2009 - 09:41

Ford Motor Co. reported a 2% gain in July auto sales compared to a year earlier, the first increase from any U.S.-based automaker since November 2007.


 

Why GM is on the road to recovery

MSN Money Latest Articles  Mon, 07/13/2009 - 14:56

The automaker emerges from bankruptcy with fewer brands, dealerships and debts. Its ultimate success, though, depends on persuading customers to buy its vehicles.


 

The road a new GM must take

Marketplace  Mon, 07/06/2009 - 11:37

General Motors' reorganization plan has been approved by a bankruptcy judge. The automaker can now sell off the best parts of its business, but will it still have a place in America's heart?

Alisa Roth reports.