TOP 100 TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS SITES
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| Auto Sales Stabilize in October Ockham Research submits: “…And GM really making real progress with the SUV’s. I mean, I have got to tell you, they have really come alive in that segment, they now lead Ford in that segment. Other winners just looking at everybody, not just GM, Cadillac is up. Ford Taurus sales up 41%. That’s a winner for Ford now and Mulally. The only Chrysler Model to be up month over month, 2008 to 2009 in October was the Dodge Caravan, sales of the Caravan were up 8%. All in all, guys, pretty good news for the auto sector this October.” — Fox Business Network 11/3/2009 Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
More on the Rise and Fall of Urban Economies Ryan Avent submits: Alec MacGillis has responded to my post on his Prospect piece in a blog post, and I think he’s misread me in a few ways. He says I have endorsed Richard Florida’s viewthat many parts of the country have been hit so hard by the recession that they’re no longer worth trying to prop up.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Daimler Affirms 2010 Guidance Zacks.com submits: Daimler AG (DAI) has confirmed its guidance for 2010, provided while releasing the sales and earnings results for 2009. The company continues to expect earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of €2.3 billion ($3.1 billion) for the year. Daimler expects revenue to grow during 2010, but not to surpass the 2008 levels. Daimler believed that its efforts to increase efficiency, upward development in most of its important markets, and the success of its new products, especially the Mercedes Benz E-Class, would drive EBIT growth during the year.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Hop Aboard the Siemens Train: A High-Speed Investment David Fessler submits:America has a “waiting problem.” Think about the time you spend waiting in traffic jams … at the doctor/dentist’s office … at restaurants … at the gas station. And how about the six months of your life spent waiting at traffic lights? Or the five years you’ll spend just waiting in lines at retail stores, the post office, DMV, etc. (Early buyers of Apple’s (AAPL) products likely spend far more.)According to Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy at the Reason Foundation, the average air traveler now spends two to three hours waiting at the airport. Granted, much of that is due to more rigorous security screening – time that is generally well spent – but air travel delays and traffic jams are only going to get worse, as more people take to the skies and roads.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Ford to Open New Plant in China Zacks.com submits: Ford Motor Co. (F) and its joint venture (JV) partners in China, Mazda and Chongqing Changan Automobile will open a new engine manufacturing plant in the southwestern city of Chongqing. The JV, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd., has signed a memorandum of understanding with the local government to build the plant. The plant, entailing an investment of $500 million, will be the third plant of the JV. The JV already operates two assembly plants in China, one in Chongqing and the other in Nanjing.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |