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GM says its seen market share growth in most markets worldwide

posted on May 2, 2013 at 8:20 am by Tim Seymour

“Global Motors” remember the IPO slogan. General Motors (GM, quote) is seeing market share growth in the markets that matter like China (now the largest auto market in the world) and even in the ones that matter because they don’t matter such as Europe.

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International companies exposed to Venezuela’s massive currency devaluation

posted on February 11, 2013 at 9:00 am by Tim Seymour

Venezuela’s currency devaluation will impact global and regional companies that the market may not have yet priced in.

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Chinese automakers lining up to compete with foreign brands

posted on April 26, 2012 at 10:00 am by Randall Mah

With foreign automakers including Nissan (NSANY, quote), Ford (F, quote) and Volkswagen (VLKAY, quote), announcing plans in recent weeks to spend hundreds of millions of dollars opening new Chinese car plants, it’s probably no surprise they’re debuting new models at this year’s Beijing Auto Show.

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Despite slowing sales, foreign car makers continue to invest in Chinese market

posted on April 23, 2012 at 9:00 am by Randall Mah

In a show of confidence that the Chinese auto market will continue to grow despite the global economic downturn, Nissan (NSANY, quote) has announced it will spend up to $490 million opening a factory in Dalian, northeast China, to manufacture Infiniti luxury models.

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Ford’s Chinese speed bump

posted on March 2, 2012 at 10:35 am by Richard Rittorno

On the surface, Ford Motor Company (F, quote) looks like it is firing on all cylinders with the announcement of a new $490 million plant in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. This is the company’s third passenger car plant in China, but all is not necessarily well for the stock.

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Ford opens Focus plant in Chongqing

posted on February 24, 2012 at 2:30 pm by Chris Aylott

Ford Motor Company (F, quote) and its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile opened a new assembly plant today in Chongqing, China. The $490 million plant will increase Ford’s Chinese production capacity by 150,000 vehicles to over 600,000 vehicles per year.

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Volkswagen will have to reverse gears to sell in Burma (VLKAY, GM, F, VROM)

posted on January 9, 2012 at 8:31 am by Jonathan Yates

To sell in Burma, Volkswagen (VLKAY, quote) will have to use the reverse strategy it did to penetrate the US auto market, where it carved out market share despite the formidable presence of Ford (F, quote) and General Motors (GM, quote).

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China wants its own Big Three auto makers (BYDDY, TM, VLKAY)

posted on December 21, 2011 at 9:28 am by Jonathan Yates

With over 70 automakers in the country, the Government of China wants it own “Big Three” to better compete, both at home and abroad, with foreign manufacturers such as Volkswagen (VLKAY, quote) and Toyota (TM, quote).

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JPMorgan’s euro high and low risk lists deliver much-needed sanity

posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:50 pm by Tim Seymour

One of the most respected equity strategists on Wall Street is laying out exactly which U.S. stocks are exposed to euro risk — and which can actually prosper if the European process fails to rescue the shared currency.

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World Bank chief economist to Europe: do not spend China’s money just yet

posted on November 21, 2011 at 8:40 am by Jonathan Yates

Hopes for a Chinese bailout are high in companies such as Goldman Sachs (GS, quote), Ford Motor Company (F, quote) and Dupont (DD, quote) that depend on Europe for a large portion of earnings. >But in a recent interview with Annie Maccoby Berglof of the Financial Times, Justin Yifu Lin, the Chief Economist of the World Bank, termed it “a wish.”

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