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FeedPosted Feb 6th 2010 10:30AM by Ted Allrich (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Comfort Zone Investing
Toyota Motors (TM) has a problem. Accelerators on eight models of its cars can stick, causing the car to race forward. It's a dangerous problem, and many owners are afraid to drive their Camrys. This is the world's largest car company with one of the largest car recalls in history. Dealers are closed down for several weeks. New cars aren't being sold. And it's not only the drivers and dealers that are nervous. So are investors.
As a complete contrast, look at Ford (F). It announced a 25% increase in sales in January, selling 116,534 cars and trucks in one month, up from 93,506 same period last year. And most importantly, it was the new cars that lead the way, not SUV's or trucks. Cars were up 43% with SUVs ahead by 8%. Crossovers (the new station wagons, mini SUVs) increased by 20%, and trucks went ahead by 14%.
Continue reading Comfort Zone Investing: Toyota Slips, Ford Jumps and Investors ... ?
Posted Jan 16th 2010 11:00AM by Louis Navellier (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Stocks to Buy
Ford Motor Co. (F) has turned over a new leaf in 2010, starting this year with a heck of a lot more promise than the last. Last weekend, Ford nabbed the North American Car of the Year honors at the Detroit auto show for its Fusion hybrid -- and quickly followed that up with the Truck of the Year award for its European-styled Transit Connect van. All this on the heels of impressive December sales numbers.
Ford reported an increase of 32% in its sales for December compared to last year, while GM and Chrysler saw significant drops. What's more, auto sales in general are growing. The final figure of about 1 million vehicles sold in December marks the second-best month of 2009 after August, showing that the industry is looking up for 2010.
Continue reading Auto Stock #1: Ford Motor Co. (F)
Posted Jan 16th 2010 9:00AM by Louis Navellier (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Stocks to Buy
Now that GM and Chrysler are mired in turnarounds and still hemorrhaging sales, a select group of auto stocks will step into the void to gain market share and see huge growth in 2010.
December sales figures show the best month for automakers since the August boom caused by "Cash for Clunkers." This is extremely significant since it shows that pent-up demand is catching up with consumers and that the worst may be over for auto stocks that weathered the downturn successfully.
Continue reading Three Auto Stocks to Rev Up Your Returns in 2010
Posted Jan 9th 2010 10:30AM by Ted Allrich (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Boeing Co (BA), Comfort Zone Investing
Ford (F) stared into the abyss that was 2009 and came away from the edge unscathed. Of the three major U.S. auto manufacturers, it stayed out of bankruptcy, never borrowed money from the government, and now it's gaining market share while others continue to lose it. So is the stock a buy?
Maybe. The famous and famously wealthy investor George Soros took a large position in the stock on November 17, about 7.3 million shares. Let's say he paid the high of the day that day of $9 a share. Now the stock sells a little over $11 as this is written. Mr. Soros made 22.22% on his investment so far. Not bad for less than two months. So he's made money. The stock has not traded above $11 since 2005 and is up 327% in the past year. So is there any room left on the upside?
Continue reading Comfort Zone Investing: Time to Buy Ford?
Posted Dec 31st 2009 2:30PM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Management
Former AT&T (T) head Ed Whitacre may be shaping up the new General Motors to be like the old monopolist SBC (that is, Southwestern Bell Communications for those keeping track). SBC became AT&T of course, as the old Ma Bell companies started combining back together years ago after two decades apart.
Whitacre, a tough CEO with thousands of people in his pocket, has now tapped two former AT&T colleagues as lobbyists in Washington to chew the fat with politicians over the future of the former automaking behemoth.
Continue reading GM CEO Ed Whitacre Recruiting Old AT&T Colleagues
Posted Dec 29th 2009 1:00PM by Brian White (RSS feed)
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM)
Ford Motor (F) has been on all the right tracks lately. The only U.S.-based automaker to not take a government handout and who had been making cars and trucks customers actually want, Ford now rules the roost for domestic cars and trucks. Even its eco-friendly stance has been in high gear with sales of its hybrid vehicles and commitment to greener automotive technology.
That is, when it isn't in some macho face-off with the still-floundering General Motors. Americans love their large V8 engines, and with GM's Camaro selling very well (an unusual high point for the company), Ford will be responding by introducing larger and more powerful V8 engine into its Mustang line to meet Camaro's challenge. In other words, the same one-upsmanship challenge that exists for decades.
Continue reading Ford Responds to GM's Camaro, Digs Up the Past for More Mustang V8 Power
Posted Dec 24th 2009 11:30AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2010
This post is part of a special report, Top Picks for 2010, the 27th annual survey in which TheStockAdvisors.com asks the nation's leading advisors for their single favorite stock for the new year. See all 80 stocks listed here.
"Ford Motor Co. (F) is in the driver's seat when it comes to innovation, cutting costs, and building global demand," says Mark Skousen.
In his Forecasts & Strategies, which this month is celebrating its 30th anniversary, he cautions, "I've decided to recommend Ford as the best turnaround speculation for 2010. Bear in mind that this is highly speculative, and not recommended for conservative investors."
Continue reading Top Picks for 2010: Ford Motor (F)
Posted Dec 11th 2009 9:00AM by Jim Cramer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Market Matters, Stocks to Buy, Cramer on BloggingStocks
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says if only it could get to investment-grade because then it would see its financing costs drop.
How big a stock can Ford (
F) (
Cramer's Take) be? Here's an odd one: It can be as big as the stock will let it be.
So much of this company's future is tied up in its stock appreciation because that will give its fantastic CEO, Alan Mulally, the flexibility to pay off the unions, pay down debt and get its credit rating to where its Ford Motor Credit business will make fortunes for the company.
Ford's performing fabulously, profitable in every market it sells in after having streamlined down to just a few big brands that can be supported both through advertising and through production at far lower costs than just about any other auto manufacturer, if not every auto manufacturer.
Continue reading Cramer on BloggingStocks: It is Ford's time
Posted Dec 10th 2009 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Boston Scientific (BSX), Ciena Corp (CIEN), Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU), AOL (AOL)

The markets just wanted to close higher today. A slight gain in the weekly jobless claims had no real impact and a
really poor 30-Year Treasury auction that just hints at the demand for rates to rise had only a temporary effect against the stock market.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow 10,406.66 +69.61 (0.67%)
S&P 500 1,102.35 +6.40 (0.58%)
Nasdaq 2,190.86 +7.13 (0.33%)
Top 10 Analyst Calls
Key Short Interest ChangesContinue reading Closing Bell: Good news or bad news, the market was up for the day (AOL, SNSS, ENER, ALU, BSX, CIEN, F)
Posted Dec 10th 2009 10:00AM by Jim Cramer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Ford Motor (F), Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo (WFC), Stocks to Buy, Cramer on BloggingStocks
TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says this one'll make you a bundle by 2012. Buy Citigroup (
C) (
Cramer's Take). No, not in the open market, but on the deal or deals, depending upon how heavy-handed the government's going to be.
I initially recommended this stock in the low $3s and saw it go to $5, where I begged the government nightly on my show to sell its 7 billion shares. But no, the government played the market and gave up a very big gain. But now here we are back again at $3 and change, and the government is going to price its stock, and the company might do an additional 6 billion shares or more to pay back TARP.
So you are looking at about 14 billion shares hitting the market.
Continue reading Cramer on BloggingStocks: Buy Citi on the deal
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