Category Archives: financial results

LG Electronics to Reimburse GM for $1.9B Bolt EV Recall Costs

As a result of the agreement, GM will recognize an estimated recovery in its third-quarter earnings that will offset $1.9 billion of $2.0 billion in charges associated with the recalls. Continue reading

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Sunshine as Disinfectant or Glare? – SEC Proposes Enhanced Proxy Voting Disclosure

While the intent is to slow down the insider trading practices in the capital markets, it is by no means certain it will do so. Without doubt it will increase the complexity and length of disclosure documents thereby leading to more confusion among the people it is trying to help. Continue reading

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Nissan Motor Posts ¥75.7B Operating Profit for Q1 FY

During the first three months of the fiscal year, Nissan unit sales increased sharply as the industry rebounded from the pandemic disruption of 2020. Both total industry volumes and global Nissan retail sales increased by more than 60% with keeping pace with the industry volumes. Nissan’s digitally influenced sales have further increased in quarter one. Continue reading

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GM Posts Record Q2 Earnings of $4.1B Amid Delta Doubts

With GM’s evolving view on Automobility it is placing itself squarely in the middle of a global battle royal among other automotive giants such as Toyota, Stellantis and Volkswagen Group, by developing a full EV portfolio that doesn’t depend on “partial solutions” like hybrids and “electrified” ICE vehicles. Continue reading

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Bentley Cautiously Posts Record 2021 Half-Year

However, “these positive results are against a backdrop of continued uncertainty which could negatively impact the second half of the year. The increasing COVID-19 numbers in many parts of the world could threaten future production in the worst-case or see further retail restrictions posing both a sales and financial risk to forecasts,” Bentley said. Continue reading

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Renault Group Boasts €2B Fixed-Cost Cuts Ahead of Plan

“These results are the fruits of our strategic Renaulution plan, focused on profitability. They mark only the first step in our turnaround, which should accelerate with the arrival of the new vehicles in preparation. I would like to thank all our employees for their commitment in achieving these results,” declared Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group. To AutoInformed, it seems premature to have a French victory toast at this point in the ongoing covid and automotive wars. C’est fous. Continue reading

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Ford Motor Posts Q2 Revenue $26.8B, Net Income $56M, Earnings $1.1B as Market Share Drops

During April with the semiconductor situation worsening, Ford said it expected to lose about 50% of its planned second-quarter production, which would have resulted in a loss in the period. Ford did better than that using the strong demand from the Biden Administration economic boom to improve revenue and profits through lower incentives and a more expensive and profitable mix of vehicles. These generated company-wide adjusted earnings of $1.1 billion before interest and taxes. Continue reading

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Penske Automotive Posts Record Q2 Results

“Our business produced an all-time record second quarter driven by strength across all areas of our business. Strong volume and vehicle margins, improving service and parts operations, a growing Class 8 commercial truck market, record performance at Penske Transportation Solutions, and continuing cost controls all contributed to the record performance. I am particularly pleased with the continued expense discipline driving an 1,860-basis point improvement in selling, general, and administrative expense as a percent of gross profit,” said Chair and CEO Roger Penske. Continue reading

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Stellantis New Credit Line €12B Tops PSA and FCA Combined

This new RCF, available for use in general corporate purposes, is structured in two tranches: €6.0 billion, with a 3-year tenor, and €6.0 billion, with a 5-year tenor, each tranche benefiting from two further extension options, each of 1-year. Continue reading

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Daimler Q2 Results – Group Net Profit of €3,704 million

However, Daimler assumes that the current worldwide supply shortage of semiconductor components will affect Mercedes-Benz Cars unit sales also in the third quarter. Mercedes-Benz Cars unit sales “could be in the magnitude of the second quarter or below.” Full year unit sales are expected to be at prior year level (previously: significantly above). Continue reading

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GM to Up Deliveries by Dropping Stop-Start on Pickups, SUVs

The bad news is GM’s gas mileage increasing stop-start system is being dropped on some models of the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV SUVs. Stop-start will also be dropped for the moment on certain light-duty Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. The semiconductor or microchip shortage is expected to last through 2021, and possibly until sometime in 2022. Continue reading

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Honda Motor Posts FY 2021 Operating Profit of ¥660.2 Billion

Consolidated profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent company  faced a year-on-year increase that amounted to 657.4 billion yen, due also to an increase in the share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method. Continue reading

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Mazda FY 2021 Financial Results – Net Income -81%

Mazda’s global sales volume from April 2020 through March 2021 decreased 9.3% year-on-year because of decreased sales in Europe and other regions. China and the US posted ~7% gains. Continue reading

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Equivalent Gas Tax or Fee on EVs to Offset Lost Revenue?

CBO said that if Congress were to levy an annual fee on EVs in an amount that is approximately proportionate with the amount paid in gasoline tax? Taking as a starting point an average driver of a light duty passenger vehicle with a gasoline engine, how much revenue could be raised during the next five years? Moreover  what percent of the anticipated shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund would that be? Continue reading

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Toyota FY2021- Net Profit Surges 10% on $20.6B in Revenue

In particular, sales of electrified vehicles of 2,155,000 units or 112.3% of the previous fiscal year presents a serious challenge to would be competitors who are late to a game that increasingly is the only game in town or will be given the trend of current regulations. Continue reading

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