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Knuckman On Johnson & Johnson And Ford: Surprise Movers?
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 12:02pm | 401Barchart Bulls-Eye Options Chief Options Strategist Alan Knuckman was on Bloomberg Thursday to discuss the impact of Goldman Sachs’ downgrade on Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and share his option trade on Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). Related Link: Johnson & Johnson Announces...
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Ford CEO Mark Fields On The Success Of The F-150
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 2:16pm | 387Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has been working to regain the ground it lost to other car manufacturers in the years following the financial crisis. Its new F-150 on Monday was crowned as the Truck of the Year at the Detroit's North American International Auto Show. Ford CEO Mark Fields was...
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Citigroup's Battle Of The Giants: General Motors Vs. Ford
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 10:47am | 263Itay Michaeli of Citigroup believes that if gas prices continue to fall to at least $2.50 per gallon, General Motors Comapny (NYSE: GM) may be better positioned than Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). Michaeli adds that the distinction between the two auto makers could become "critical" if...
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Ford Motor's Sales Growth Slowed In October
Monday, November 3, 2014 - 12:35pm | 271Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) on Monday announced U.S. sales metrics for the month of October. Ford sold 188,654 vehicles in October, a decrease of 2 percent from a year ago. The company said in a press release the sales declines were “expected” due to a plant changeover for the...
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Alcoa Inc Could Benefit From F-150, 'Massive Trend' Toward Aluminum Automobiles
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 1:40pm | 713Expectations are high for Alcoa Inc's (NYSE: AA) third quarter results (scheduled for release following Wednesday's market close), but analysts are already looking to the company's future benefits. "Clearly, Ford's F-150 is going to have a lot of aluminum content,"...
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5 Big Things To Watch At The Paris Motor Show
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 10:11am | 989The Paris Motor Show, or Mondial de l'Automobile, as the French know it, is one of the auto industry’s most important events. Car companies showcase their latest production models and feature concepts for models down the road. Held every other year, the show will run from October 4 to...
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Auto Makers Post Mixed February Sales
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 5:33pm | 914In January, harsh weather climates were being blamed for poor auto sales that hammered the Midwest and Northeast regions several times during the month. The auto makers remained optimistic that declining sales are a temporary phenomenon and remained optimistic that consumers will show up to...
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Is Ford Ready To Rebound?
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 1:45pm | 588Ford (NYSE: F) shares are off four percent in 2014, trading at $14.70. After sprinting to $16.78 in mid-January, the issue has been under constant selling pressure. The release of January sales data that reported a decline of 7.1 percent vs. estimates of a 2.3 percent was not what the Street...
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Mulally's Absence Strengthens Speculation CEO Will Be Leaving Ford
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 3:17pm | 398As each day passes, it is becoming clear that Ford Motor (NYSE: F) and its current CEO Alan Mulally are set to part ways. Reuters reported that Mulally was recently absent at a key weekly meeting where top executives gather to work through some of the company's most pressing issues. Taking Mulally...
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Ford Adding F-150 Fleet Of CNG Powered Vehicles (F)
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 2:32pm | 591A resurgence in demand for trucks, coupled with a desire to cut operating costs on the part of commercial fleet buyers, led Ford Motor (NYSE: F) to announce that later this year it will begin selling an F-150 pickup modified to run on compressed natural gas, according to The Wall Street Journal...
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Ford to Build Current, New F-150 Models Simultaneously (F)
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 11:13am | 541Detroit has had its share of financial woes recently, but that hasn't kept Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) out of the fast lane. The company has gained substantial market share through the first half of 2013, and if the latest news about its top-selling F-150 is any indication, demand won't slow down...
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JP Morgan Reiterates Overweight on Ford Motor After Strong June Sales
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 3:13pm | 154In a report published on Tuesday, JP Morgan analyst Ryan Brinkman reiterated an Overweight rating on Ford Motor (NYSE: F) with a price target of $16.00. In the report, JP Morgan noted, "Ford's US June sales tracked +17.8% y/y, better than both JPM at +15% Bloomberg consensus at +16%. Utilities...
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Opinion: Why I May Never Buy Another Ford Car Again
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 12:02pm | 2766They say that love is blind. They were right. In falling (blindly) for the sleek and attractive designs of one automaker, I somehow talked myself into believing that the red flags were nothing more than speed bumps. "Those aren't warning signs!" I told myself. "I have no reason to worry. None...
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Honda Motors Recalls 2.49M Cars
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 2:26pm | 370Reuters is reporting that Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) has announced a recall for 1.5 million of its CR-V, Accord, and Element models in the U.S with almost another million cars from Chinese and Canadian markets. Honda is recalling the 2007 to 2010 CR-V, the 2005 to 2010 four-cylinder Accord, and the...