Automakers face wide profitability gap: study
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U.S automakers face a widening gap in profitability per vehicle compared to their major Japanese rivals because of missed design opportunities, heavy discounting and high labor costs, a study released on Monday said.
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China has created a vibrant auto industry over the past two decades, but executives said on Sunday that a significant gap still separated local manufacturers from the world's top brands.
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Ford Motor Co  may accelerate cost cutting if a slowing U.S. economy puts the auto maker at risk of missing key financial goals in 2008 and 2009, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Tuesday, citing an interview with an executive.
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A swift response to problems should speed the automaker's recovery.
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The biggest Japanese automakers earned an average $2,400 more per vehicle sold in North America than U S -based rivals in 2005 by charging more and spending less on labor and health care, according to a study released yesterday.
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Ford Motor Co. swung to a third-quarter profit, but losses at the automakerâs global automotive operations widened, underscoring the difficulty Ford still faces
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Another disappointing sales month at General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. led the nation&#39;s two largest automakers to cut planned vehicle production in the fourth quarter, which could hurt profits.
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European carmakers sporting their latest models at the North American International Auto Show are hoping to maintain a healthy share of the coveted US market, despite a discouraging 2008 economic forecast.
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DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. reported disappointing US sales yesterday, prompting the nation's two largest automakers to cut planned vehicle production in the fourth quarter, which could hurt profits.
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Ford Motor Co. expects lower earnings in 2005 because of a drop in profits at its financial services arm, which contributed heavily to 2004 results, but the nation's second-largest automaker predicts robust growth from its automotive businesses. Its shares rose nearly 2 percent.
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A recovery in the economy later  this year will keep U.S. vehicle sales from plunging as deeply  as the most bearish forecasts suggest, according to an outlook  released on Sunday by the group representing U.S. auto dealers.
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DaimlerChrysler enjoys growth in worldwide sales but its luxury car division Mercedes-Benz suffers a slump in profits.
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Sales by Detroitâs two largest automakers fell as they focused on more profitable transactions at dealerships.
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DETROIT  - General Motors Corp. is forecast to post a healthy profit when it reports third-quarter earnings Thursday, but European business continues to falter and another severe overseas overhaul is likely.
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Automaker Volkswagen on Thursday reported a 65 percent drop in third-quarter net profit from the same period a year ago amid fiercely competitive markets and difficult economic conditions such as a strong euro and high oil prices.
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Ford Motor Co. , General Motors Corp. , and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler unit can boost annual profit by as much as a combined $2 billion by raising the fuel economy of their vehicles, according to a study released yesterday.
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Rising energy and employee health-care   costs, as well as high taxes, caused U.S. manufacturers to fall   further behind their foreign rivals in terms of economic   competitiveness, according to a study released on Wednesday.