| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT)Q3 2009 Earnings CallOctober 28, 2009 10:00 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
MarineMax Inc. F1Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript MarineMax Inc. (HZO)F1Q10 (Qtr End 12/31/09) Earnings CallFebruary 2, 2010 10:00 am ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Toyota Will Renew Incentives, As Sales Soar TheCarConnection.com submits: Thanks to the strong incentives offered over the past month, Toyota (TM) sales have recovered nicely despite multiple recalls and highly publicized federal investigations. But it looks like the automaker isn't going to ease off them quite yet. The original March Sales Event incentives, slated to expire April 5, offer zero-percent financing for up to five years, along with special lease rates, on a number of models (including the 2010 Toyota Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Venza, Tundra, Prius, Matrix, and Avalon) plus two years of free maintenance for those who already own a Lexus, Toyota, or Scion model. Toyota's most generous incentive program ever will be extended at least through April, according to the Detroit News, citing Toyota Motor Sales group VP Bob Carter, and the free maintenance perk might be added to all Toyota vehicles. Toyota dealers had apparently been instrumental in pushing for the extension, despite concerns that sustained incentives, as well as the recalls, will affect resale value. Details of the extended incentives will be announced on April 5, Carter told reporters at the New York Auto Show. Although March sales numbers aren't quite in, Toyota showrooms have hardly been empty. Toyota sales are expected to be up between 35 and 40 percent, versus last March. That's quite the feat considering that Toyota has recalled around six million U.S. vehicles since November—mostly through its accelerator-related recalls—and actually halted sales on many models in late January. Toyota's sales in February were down about nine percent from February of 2009. [Detroit News; Bloomberg via Business Week] Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Genuine Parts Company Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript Genuine Parts Company (GPC)Q2 2010 Earnings CallJuly 16, 2010 11:00 a.m. ETComplete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Rail Frieght Volumes Consolidating Wildebeest submits: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) released the latest weekly rail freight traffic report onThursday: WASHINGTON , D.C. – Sept. 9, 2010 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported weekly rail carload volume set a new 2010 record for the second consecutive week. U.S. railroads originated 305,000 carloads during the week ending Sept. 4, 2010, up 6.9 percent compared with the same week in 2009, and at comparable levels to the same week in 2008. The 2008 comparison week included the Labor Day holiday while the corresponding weeks in both 2010 and 2009 did not. In order to offer a complete picture of the progress in rail traffic, AAR reports 2010 weekly rail traffic with comparison weeks in both 2009 and 2008.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |