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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Toyota whups GM in the first half of 2008	Filed under: Industry, Competitive strategy, General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)The folks in Detroit may be pleased to see Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) cutting its sales forecasts, but the pleasure is sure to be short lived. Despite its more modest outlook, Toyota leads General Motors (NYSE: GM) in global vehicle sales -- and its lead is only getting bigger.According to a report on Reuters, GM sold 4.54 million vehicles worldwide in the first two quarters of 2008. This represents a 3% ...	July 23, 2008
Toyota (TM) finally cuts sales forecast	Filed under: Forecasts, Competitive strategy, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)The executives at Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) must live in a world all their own. They have maintained the forecast for their worldwide vehicle sales in the face of a massive downturn in the US auto market and weakness in Japan and parts of Europe. The big Japanese car company finally bowed to reality and cut its prediction for units sales, but not by much. According to MarketWatch, "The automaker forecast sales for the full...	July 23, 2008
Toyota (TM) Surrenders, A Little	Toyota (TM) made a cut in its forecast for car sales during its fiscal year. It was an extremely modest cut, given the troubles in the global car market,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	July 23, 2008
Asia Markets 7/23/2008 (NTT)(TM)(LFC)(SNP)	Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei rose 1% to 13,313. NEC was up 2.8% to 585. NTT (NTT) was down 3.1% to 497000. Toyota (TM) was down .9% to 4870.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	July 23, 2008
Ford moves production to small cars, a bit too late	Filed under: Forecasts, Industry, Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)To no one's surprise, Ford (NYSE: F) will detail its plans to dive into the small car market when it announces earnings on Thursday. It is a lot late to get religion. According to The New York Times, "as part of the huge bet it is placing on the future direction of the troubled American auto industry, Ford will realign factories to manufacture more fuel-efficient engines." The bet is a smart one, but ...	July 22, 2008
Ford to bring in small car from Europe	Filed under: Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F)It may be too late for Ford (NYSE: F) to get back some of its market share in the U.S. It may have waited too long to offer a wide variety of small cars with good gas mileage. But, the company refuses to give up the ghost, at least for now. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ford "is preparing plans to retool some U.S. plants to produce small passenger cars that the company has been making and selling mainly in Europe." By using products tha...	July 19, 2008
Toyota Puts Pedal to the Metal on Prius and Possibly Japan ETFs	It’s a sign of the times: Toyota is ceasing production of gas-guzzlers and ramping it up for the in-demand hybrids, which could help exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold shares of the automaker. Auto sales in the United States have lagged on record gas prices, and consumers are particularly wary of shelling out for pickups and SUVs. In response, Toyota (TM) says it’s going to produce the Prius here, reports Dee-Ann Durbin for the Associated Press. Prius sales fell 34% in June, but ...	July 11, 2008
wall street Rumors - July 10, 2008	Daily rumors covering the global markets. Subscribe to the update feed here. Dow Chemical Agrees to Buy Rohm & Haas for $15.3 Billion Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE:DOW) said Thrusday it has agreed to buy Rohm & Haas Co. (NYSE:ROH) in an all-cash deal valued at $15.3 billion, possibly signaling the start of a consolidation wave in the chemicals industry. Retail, Deal News Boost Futures Futures activity suggested stock markets would rebound from a sharp selloff in the previous session after Wa...	July 10, 2008
Toyota (TM) To Up Its Prius Production, Go For The Kill (GM)(F)	Toyota (TM) is planing to sharply cut its SUV and pick-up production in the US. It can see the writing on the wall as well as anyone. Don't build what you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	July 10, 2008
Asia Markets 7/10/2008 (LFC)(CHL)(TM)(SNE)	Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei rose .1% to 13,067. Sony (SNE) rose 1.2% to 4400. Toyota (TM) rose 1% to 4980. The Hang Seng fell .2% to 21,759. China... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	July 10, 2008

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