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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Europe's leading carmakers are facing a profit margin squeeze in the coming year as soaring raw materials costs look set to outstrip any price rises the companies can force through in what remains a consumer-led market, analysts said.
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U.S. sales for General Motors Corp.   and Ford Motor Co. were stuck in the slow lane in  May, hurt by gas prices and soft demand for large sport utility  vehicles, even as Japanese rivals raced ahead, analysts said on  Tuesday.
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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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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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Fourth-quarter operating profit at DaimlerChrysler rose to 1.877 billion euros ($2.45 billion) despite an operating loss at U.S. arm Chrysler, the world's fifth-biggest carmaker said on Wednesday.
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Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, but losses widened in its core automotive business
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DaimlerChrysler AG, the world&#39;s fifth- biggest carmaker, reported a third-quarter profit as Chrysler&#39;s US sales rose. Volkswagen AG&#39;s earnings fell a seventh quarter in a row on higher sales incentives while Fiat SpA&#39;s loss widened.
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SHANGHAI -- Hunched over clattering machinery, the 170 workers at a factory here churn out gleaming pistons for auto engines by the crateful, driven by surging demand from abroad. To hear managers at Shanghai Datong Automotive Industrial Co. tell it, their success overseas is due to efficiency and...
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Auto retailer reports that profit fell 6 percent in the third quarter as sales of new cars declined. DETROIT  - Auto retailer CarMax Inc.
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The French automaker Peugeot-CitroÃ«n said that its earnings tumbled last year on weak worldwide sales, a poor product lineup, the cost of complying with new European pollution standards and higher prices for raw materials. Peugeotâs new chief executive, Christian Streiff, said that the companyâs loss of market share in Europe, where competition is fierce, is one of its main problems. The company said net income fell to 176 million euros ($228 million) from 1.03 billion euros in 2005. Revenue rose 0.6 percent, to 56.59 billion euros ($73.31 billion).
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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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FRANKFURT Germany, with its high costs, reluctant consumers and restive auto workers, has become a major drag on the country&#39;s two largest car manufacturers, DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen, both of which reported mixed earnings on Thursday.
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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 AG&#39;s Mercedes Car Group Thursday warned that operating profit for this year will decline despite a rise in car sales, as it boosts spending to improve product quality.
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U.S. automakers surrendered more market   share in August as sales incentives and gains by Asian   automakers kept overall sales steady, analysts said on   Thursday, a day before car makers release monthly U.S. sales   results.
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Volkswagen AG, Europe&#39;s largest carmaker, reported a seventh consecutive decline in quarterly profit as domestic demand weakened and sales growth in China slowed, making the full-year profit target harder to reach.