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SEC Starts Task Force on Climate Change Investment Risks
What this means, in short, is that things are getting tougher for companies that are part of the global warming crisis or want to profit from investors who wish to support firms that are run on an environmentally friendly basis. but wish to avoid the consequences. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are an “increasingly popular way for investors to evaluate companies in which they might want to invest,” said the SEC. In the financial markets, mutual funds, brokerage firms, and robo-advisors now offer products that employ ESG criteria. ESG criteria can also help investors avoid companies that might pose a greater financial risk due to their environmental or other practices. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, environment, fuel economy or emissions, global warming, milestones, mobility company, news analysis, public health
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, climate change financial risks, ESG, investors and global warming, Ken Zino, sec
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Porsche SE Profit For Fiscal Year 2020 Forecast at €2.6 Billion
The group result after tax of Porsche SE is influenced significantly by its equity result from the capital stake in Volkswagen AG of currently about 31.4%, and thus by the group result after tax of Volkswagen AG. Continue reading
Census – 35% of Households Say it is Difficult to Pay Expenses
Better late than never. But for the suffering it’s small compensation for enduring a seditious President for four years who – based on his actions in office was unemployed all the while being pampered, housed, fed and subsidized – aka welfare for the rich – by taxpayers he disdains. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Ken Zino, US Census Pulse Survey
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Pandemic Negative Impact on Global Auto Industry Is Permanent. Debate is over How Bad and Who Gets Hurt
LMC says globally the Pandemic recovery is a K-shaped curve. There are winners and losers. Continue reading
General Motors Posts 2020 Earnings of $6.4 Billion. Q4 at $2.8B
GM Financial reported record full-year EBT-adjusted of $2.7 billion. GM North America posted full-year EBIT-adjusted of $9.1 billion, and EBIT-adjusted margin of 9.4%. GM International lost money at a full-year EBIT-adjusted of $(0.5) billion with China Equity Income of $0.5 billion. Cruise struggled with a full-year EBIT-adjusted loss of $(0.9) billion. Continue reading
Nissan Losses ¥37.8 Billion in Q3. Alliance Still Shaky
As for the unstable Alliance post-Ghosn, “Nissan’s results during the Q3 of fiscal year 2020/2021 (October 1st to December 31st 2020), after IFRS restatements, will have a negative contribution to Renault’s Q4 2020 net income estimated at – €123 million,” Renault said in a separate release. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, COVID-19, Ken Zino, Nissan Alliance
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Mazda Increases Forecast for Fiscal Year Ending March 31
In a victory of sorts over COVID19, Mazda Motor Corporation today revised upwards its consolidated financial forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending 31 March 2021. Nevertheless Mazda is still losing money and is in a perilous, company-threatening position with huge soaring debt and ongoing breathtaking operating losses. Continue reading
Ford to Upgrade, Expand South African Plant for 2022 Ranger
Silverton will become one of the first Ford plants globally to achieve “Island Mode” status, becoming entirely energy self-sufficient and carbon neutral by 2024. The plant also will manufacture Volkswagen pickups trucks as part of the Ford-VW alliance. Continue reading
Toyota’s 2020 Global Sales down -10.5% Year-on-Year
The best-selling Toyota vehicle from January to December was the RAV4, with global sales of 994,000 units (up 2.9% year-on-year). This RAV4 result was due to strong sales in North America, the primary market, as well as in China, which had sales of 175,000 units (up 37.9% year-on-year). Continue reading
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IndustriALL Global, IndustriAll European Trade Union Ask for Justice and Solidarity in Covid Fight
“No continent, no country, no economy, no person will be safe until the whole world is safe. Vaccine nationalism is a short-sighted response to this global problem. It will prolong the pandemic and the threat of new variants endangering us all. We stand for the right of universal access to vaccination,” said IndustriALL. Continue reading
Motor Vehicle, Parts, Supplies Wholesalers Added Sales in 2019
Notably, Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 4247) and Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS 4235) sales decreased in 2019. Continue reading
Stellantis – a Mega Merger of Auto Companies Names Execs
Today Stellantis officially announced its Executive Team along with the 9 dedicated committees* covering enterprise-wide performance and strategy for running the merged FCA and PSA companies. It is the latest merger in the capital-destroying automotive industry that seeks to pursue … Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, carlos tavares, fca, Ken Zino, PSA
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Toyota Motor North America Reports December 2020 Sales Increase 22.9%. Yearly Sales Drop -11.3%
For the year, Toyota reported sales of 1,837,900 vehicles, down 11.9% on a volume basis and down 12.4% on a DSR basis. Lexus division posted December sales of 38,223 vehicles, up 8.2% on a volume basis and down 3.4% on a DSR basis. For the year, Lexus reported sales of 275,041 vehicles, down 7.7% on a volume basis and down 8.3% on a DSR basis. Continue reading
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Ford Motor 2020 US Sales Plunge -16%
For the year Ford sales dropped -15.6%. Ford sales were hurt by lower F-150 inventories from the ongoing consequences of the Q2 coronavirus production stoppage, which resulted in an awful F-150 transition to a revised pickup. Super Duty sales maintained pace and were up 14.1% while F-150 sales were off, gulp, -32.7%, which will make for a grim Q4 2020 financial loss. At the moment Ford executives appear to be in the automotive industry equivalent of an FBI witness protection program – no more sales results press conferences. Continue reading
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Stellantis Reports Legacy FCA, PSA 2020 Financial Results
Nonetheless Stellantis was profitable in 2020 despite COVID-19 with 7.1% Automotive adjusted operating margin at €3.4 billion. Its 9.4% H2 Automotive adjusted operating margin was a record. The net result of group share was €2.2 billion with €2.7 billion Automotive free cash flow and a €13.2 billion Automotive net financial position. Continue reading →