Posts Tagged ‘Q2’

Toyota makes money in its Q2, but Tundra incentives take their toll

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Whenever we talk about GM's performance in the global market, people invariably want to hear about how well Toyota is doing in the same arena. The Japanese automaker has been nipping at the General's heels in terms of the number of units each automaker has sold globally so far this year. Earlier in ......

Toyota reports Q2 2007 earnings… yup, they’re up

Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Toyota reported its earnings today for the second quarter that ended on June 30th, and not surprisingly, profits are up. Bolstered partly by a weak Yen, Toyota's operating profits rose 31.8% to $5.48 billion USD. Revenue was up 15.7% to $52.92 billion and sales were up 7.1% to 2,365,000 (Side Note: ......

Bentley booming in first half of ‘07

Friday, May 25th, 2007
First half sales reports have been rolling in and it looks like things are just peachy for the crew at Crewe. Bentley is reporting increased sales for the fourth year in a row. Sales were up nearly 19 percent compared to first-half '06, meaning 5,600 individuals called themselves new Bentley owners ......

Eight is Enough: Ford expected to report eighth straight quarterly loss

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Today Ford will report its second quarter earnings for 2007, and analysts expect the Blue Oval to ink another losing quarter in the books for the eighth time in a row. The No. 2 automaker in the U.S., for now, lost $282 million in Q1, and analysts expect Ford's aggressive use of incentives to sell c......

Alfa 4C Junior: sketches and speculation

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006
With its release date revealed, more speculation has been surfacing on Alfa Romeo's upcoming Junior sport-hatch.Pegging itself as the little brother of the sumptuous 8C Competizione, the hot hatch might pick up the name 4C Junior. Sources agree it will be based on the Fiat Grande Punto platform, whi......

GM adds a couple hundred mil to Q2 losses; GMAC sale may not come until ‘07

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Despite the fact that Wall Street is giddy about General Motor's performance in the second quarter of 2006, the automaker still lost $3.2B due mostly to write-downs associated with employee buyouts. Or, rather, make that $3.4B, according to a filing with the Security and Exchange commission. The di......

DaimlerChrysler 2Q numbers are in: Mercedes Up, Chrysler Down

Friday, June 16th, 2006
DaimlerChrysler has just released its numbers for the second quarter of 2006, and overall it was a good quarter for the company as a whole. DCX saw its operating profit in the second quarter rise 11 percent to $2.37 billion USD. The profits were made on the backs of the Mercedes Car Group, which saw......