Category Archives: financial results

Chrysler Group Q2 Revenues up $3.2 B but Profit Down

By Chrysler’s accounting, Chrysler said it would have reported a $181 million profit in the second quarter, but took a $551 million one-time charge to repay loans from the U.S. Treasury Department and the Canadian government. Continue reading

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Japan Auto Production -31% in May. Export Loses $2.89 Billion

The total value of automobiles exported for May 2011 was $6.76 billion, including $4.49 billion for vehicles and $2.27 billion for parts. This is a decrease of $2.89 billion or -30% compared with $9.65 billion for the same month of the previous year. Continue reading

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Honda Overseas and Japan Production Down Again in May

Honda Motor Company in Japan today announced that vehicle production declined by more than 50% for the month of May 2011. It was the third straight month that production dropped due to the ongoing negative effects of the Japan earthquake and tsunami in March. Continue reading

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Nissan Announces Ambitious Global Growth Plan

Things are going to get better during the next five years for Nissan Motor Company, the Yokohama based automaker announced this morning. In unveiling what is an ambitious six year business plan, Japan’s number two automaker said that it will deliver on average an all-new vehicle every six weeks for six years. As a result, the company’s global portfolio will have 66 vehicles and will cover 92% of all markets and segments, Nissan claimed. Continue reading

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Nissan Says Sales up Profits down for 2011 from Earthquake

Nissan Motor Company today said in a statement that it thinks full-year profits will fall 15% and net income may decline to ¥270 billion (~$3.4 billion) for 12 months ending 31 March 2012. That’s down from ¥319.2 billion compared to the 2010 fiscal year. The financial results were based on foreign exchange rate assumptions of ¥80.:$1 and ¥115:1€. Continue reading

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Honda Motor Predicts $2.4 Billion Profit Drop from Earthquake

This represents a 63.5% decline for Japan’s third largest automaker compared to the previous year, the result of production disruptions caused by the Japan earthquake and tsunami, rebuilding costs, as well as a strong Yen at an unprecedented ¥80:$1. Continue reading

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Toyota Predicts 31% Profit Dip in Fiscal Year from Earthquake

The longer term issues facing Toyota are recovering lost market share and the unprecedented strength of the Japanese Yen caused by massive inflows of cash as export oriented Japanese companies attempt to recover from earthquake losses. Continue reading

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Akerson Praises GM at Annual Meeting as Stock Languishes

The weaknesses at GM remain in its sales of traditional trucks, with a 110 days supply of full size pickups; it’s heavy use of incentives, which remain higher than the industry average, (but are lower than the levels that drove it into bankruptcy); and gaps in updating the product line because of delayed programs at the end of the last decade when cash was short. Continue reading

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Japan Auto Production, Exports off More than 60% in April

The economic destruction is mounting. The total value of automobiles exported for April 2011 was $5,913.446 million – $2,696.405 million for vehicles and $3,217.041 million for parts. This is a decrease of $5,523.561 million or 48 % as compared with $11,437.007 million recorded for the same month of the previous year. Continue reading

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Chrysler to Pay off $7.5 Billion in U.S., Canadian Bailout Loans

It is primarily the interest on government loans – $1.23 billion – that prevented Chrysler from earning a profit during 2010 and resulted in an overall loss for the year of $652 million. So decreasing interest rates should improve earnings, a necessary precursor for the public offering of Chrysler stock later this year or early next. Continue reading

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Nissan Posts Profit of ¥537.5 Billion for Japanese Fiscal Year

The Nissan financial results also surpassed those of Japan’s largest automaker, the Toyota Motor Corporation, which reported sales of 7.308 million cars and trucks and a profit of $6 billion yesterday. Continue reading

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Toyota Posts Fiscal Year Profit of $5 Billion, but Q4 Dives

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced that net revenues for the fiscal year ended 31 March 31 2011 were 18.993 trillion yen, an increase of 0.2% compared to the previous fiscal year as Japan’s largest automaker continues to struggle to return to pre-2008 levels of return. TMC operating income increased from 147.5 billion yen to 468.2 billion yen, while net income increased from 209.4 billion yen to 408.1 billion yen, or $5.1 billion. Continue reading

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General Motors Posts 2011 Q1 Profit of $3.2 Billion. Results Almost Doubled by One Time Sales of Ally and Delphi Preferred

The General Motors results were not as strong as they appear on first glance because special items increased profits by $1.5 billion or $0.82 per fully-diluted share. GM stock is currently selling at under $32 a share, below the initial IPO price of $33 last November. Continue reading

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Chrysler Group Credit Ratings Remain at Junk Level with Latest Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Assessments

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today that it assigned its preliminary “B+” corporate credit rating to Chrysler Group LLC. The rating outlook for what remain “junk bonds” for posing significant financial risk. The outlook is stable, though.

Concurrently Moody’s Investor Services assigned Chrysler a “B2” rating, also a junk rating or non-investment grade. Continue reading

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Chrysler Posts First Profit Since 2009 Taxpayer Bailout

It is primarily the interest on government loans -$1.23 billion – that prevented Chrysler from earning a profit during 2010 and resulted in an overall loss for the year $652 million. Chrysler has announced that it intends to pay back those loans by June of this year by refinancing them through a combination of bonds and debt in private equity placements. Continue reading

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