Automobile Manufacturers

Nissan (OTC: NSANY) today reported August U.S. sales of 91,541 units versus 76,827 units a year earlier, an increase of 19.2 percent. Nissan Division sales increased 22.4 percent for the month with 82,517 units. Sales of Infiniti vehicles decreased 4.3 percent from the prior year, to 9,024 units.

As we wait for a new month to begin, Labor day to pass when traders come back for Summer break, another jobs number and Fed meeting …tick…tock..tick …tock. Crude closed virtually unchanged in today's session…as we voiced yesterday prices are at a crossroad. It may take a few sessions to decide on a...

Tomorrow is a massive day for economic numbers, with initial claims and ISM being the two largest reports. These two reports are certainly market moving, and traders will being attention to these releases. At 8:30 a.m., initial claims for the week ending August 27 are expected to come in at 407...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP) today announced a new strategic alliance establishing Ford as Zipcar's largest university vehicle partner, reaching students at more than 250 U.S. campuses. The first-of-its-kind, two-year tie-up introduces a new generation of drivers to...

In a story in the Detroit Free Press on Friday, writer Chrissie Thompson notes that four of the six companies that GM Ventures (NYSE: GM) is investing in are from its home state of Michigan leading to accusations that the venture-capital fund run by Jon Lauckner is a zip code investor. Lauckner...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that USG Corp (NYSE: USG) is “totally the wrong stock down here. It could go below $5." Cramer said, “Everybody hates Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) but I have liked it for years. I'm not going to cut and run now. I like it as it approaches...

Shares of TOYOTA MOTOR (NYSE: TM) are higher on the session by 0.14%, currently trading at $70.80. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the September $72....

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE: TM) today announced they will equally collaborate on the development of an advanced new hybrid system for light truck and SUV customers. Ford and Toyota have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the product development...

Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq: ROVI) today announced that it is collaborating with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) on a comprehensive digital TV advertising program across the Rovi Advertising Network. Ford has selected the Rovi Advertising Network to reach and engage consumers with multiple campaigns...

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) announced today that it has entered into a repurchase agreement dated as of August 12, 2011, to purchase 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $20 per share from the Estate of Wade F. B. Thompson in a private transaction. The Estate currently holds...

Morgan Stanley has published a research report on General Motors (NYSE: GM) comprehensively outlining the manufacturer's market position and mid-term strategy. In the report, Morgan Stanley wrote, "At a time of great economic uncertainty, GM is in a better position to control its own destiny than...

The evolution, revolution, and inevitable destruction of transportation. Last week, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) received some bad press after one of its self-driving vehicles got into an accident. The news sounded awful; in addition to raising concerns about self-driving vehicles, it made it sound as...

Shares of Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) rose about 0.9% as the company is all set to report its quarterly earnings after the closing bell. Nordstrom is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $2.71 billion. Shares of O'Charley's Inc (NASDAQ: CHUX) dropped about 1.3% after...

General Motors (NYSE: GM) has awarded a production contract to A123 Systems (NASDAQ: AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate® lithium ion batteries and systems, for batteries to be used in future GM electric vehicles to be sold in select global markets. The contract includes...

General Motors (NYSE: GM) Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson told the German newspaper, Financial Times Deutschland, that the Opel brand is not for sale and is an important part of the company's global sales plans. Reports in the German media had appeared in June that GM's European unit might be...