Automobile Manufacturers

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 5 Cars the Big States Love Even a quick glimpse at the top vehicles in each of the five biggest states (population-wise) shows that regional preferences vary widely. In California, for instance, not only is the...

The Bank of Japan pumped $183 billion in yen yesterday to try and contain the damage to the Japanese economy and stock market. It didn't work.   The Nikkei dropped over 1,000 points in Tuesday trading, better than 10%. That's after a 5% drop Monday...

Nissan (NSANY) provides an update on the situation in Japan: All Nissan Americas manufacturing facilities remain operational and will continue to operate on a planned production schedule until further notice." Although all plants in Japan, except for the Iwaki engine plant, have been able to...

The S&P 500 e-mini futures(ES M1) are trading lower by 0.50 to 1274.75 this morning. Last night the Nikkei Index(Japan) bounced higher last night by 5.5 percent and this is certainly helping the futures market this morning. All Japanese ADR's could be in focus this morning. Traders should watch...

Cusick's Corner The bid attempts a bounce into the Midday, we need to be very careful on two fronts, buying into this pullback and maintaining long positions. The longs will have to be disciplined and patient, look away from the TV, but not blind to the current conditions. What I mean is that...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has received two patents related to SmartGauge with EcoGuide. The technology provides real-time information to help change driving behaviors and help maximize fuel efficiency. The first patent was awarded earlier this year and covers EcoGuide, the display of leaves and...

The automakers are off their lows, with Ford (NYSE: F) even being positive this morning, despite palladium plunging 6% on concerns over its usage in catalytic converters. Shares of Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM) are off $2.2 to $79.51, a loss of 2.7%, but had been down as much as 5% this morning. 2.3...

Following the earthquake in Japan on March 11 Nissan (NSANY) Americas has been working around-the-clock with its teams in Japan and abroad to assess the status of its employees and the impact on its operations. The following is the update on Nissan Americas operations and is complementary to an...

Doug Kass tweeted that he thinks the best long ideas out of the Japanese tragedy are General Motors (NYSE: GM) and Ford (NYSE: F). Shares of Ford are up 11 cents in pre-market to $14.47, while shares of GM are up 31 cents to $32.24.

In early trading this morning companies that are based in Japan are down. Car manufactures Honda (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota (NYSE: TM) have been down as much as 2% this morning. Electronics maker Sony (NYSE: SNE) is trading 3% lower this morning. Japanese retail banking business group Mitsubishi is...

Citi reiterates its General Motors (NYSE: GM) Buy rating and $50 price target. In a report, Citi states, "— All things considered, we believe GM shares handled the news reasonably well having underperformed only slightly on a down day. Though Mr. Liddell's departure came as a surprise, we take...

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE: THO) today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended January 31, 2011. Sales for the second quarter were $526,227,000, up 22% from $430,025,000 last year. Net income for the quarter was $5,688,000, down from $11,924,000 last year. E.P.S. for the...

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading United States recreation vehicle manufacturer, will host a conference call on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9 a.m. Central Time to discuss the financial results for its second quarter of Fiscal 2011 ended February 26, 2011. The Company will release...

General Motors (NYSE: GM) Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell today announced that he will leave the company April 1, 2011, having completed the largest public offering in history and stabilizing the company's financial operations. Liddell, 52, joined GM in January, 2010 and...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour said that you should buy the weakness in General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), because it is excelling in sales overseas. General Motors Company (GM) fell 1.44% today, and it closed at $32.25. Guy Adami likes The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX). He said that it...