Hybrid sales rise but growth slowing
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Sales of hybrid vehicles rose 28  percent in 2006 but growth in the segment dominated by Toyota  Motor Corp.'s (7203.T) Prius is starting to slow, according to  retail sales data released on Monday.
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Sales were stronger than expected, but the company is filling orders faster than they are coming in.
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General Motors Corp. posted an  unexpected monthly sales rise on Thursday and Japan's Toyota  Motor Co. made further market inroads as February U.S. auto  sales avoided the slump most analysts had predicted.
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Retail chains reported sales gains in May as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but the results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.
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The e-commerce company said it continued to grow quickly, but analysts have been closely watching the companyâs auction business for signs of slowing.
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Toyota Motor Corp. , the leading seller of hybrid autos in the United States, is offering its first low-interest loan and lease incentives on the gasoline-electric Prius to boost sales by at least 50 percent this year.
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The pharmaceutical company reported a 5 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings but said growth would slow this year as generic competition picked up.
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Sales at 50 major U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart, rose a combined 2.4 percent in June, beating expectations, but growth remained lower than in 2006.
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Business & money: Like-for-like sales grow at slowest rate for a year as consumers rein in spending.
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Demand for passenger cars amid high gas prices drove U.S. sales increases in May for General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. as industrywide sales rebounded slightly from a weak spring.
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The numbers suggest a long-expected slowdown in PC sales growth is taking hold, but also that at least modest growth is possible well into the future since businesses, from small firms to large
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Hybrids didn't keep up with the rest of the auto industry's offerings in the weeks before the November election, but resurgent fuel prices should keep the gas-electric cars popular. In Autopia.
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U.S. business inventories rose  slightly more than expected in November while sales growth  eased, Commerce Department data showed on Friday.
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General Motors Corp.  posted an unexpected rise in February sales on Thursday, bucking a slump that pulled monthly U.S. auto sales lower for its struggling Detroit-based rivals, while Japan's Toyota made further market inroads.
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Despite reporting record quarterly sales, growth rates still spell trouble.
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BSkyB reports a rise in first quarter profits and sales but there is further evidence that subscriber growth is slowing down.
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Manufacturing output climbed in June, official data has shown, but at a slower pace than had been forecast by analysts.