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Ford's Fields to explain plan for making money on small cars

As the U.S. market finally makes the inexorable shift to more rationally-sized cars, Ford's President for the Americas, Mark Fields, will explain how his company plans to make money with smaller cars. Ford will apparently focus on doing what might seem intuitively obvious to some, but has not heretofore been part of doing business in the U.S. market. They will build small cars that people will actually find desirable to own and willing to spend more money on. For the past several decades, automakers, particularly those based in Detroit but ... Read more →

Low oil production means more profit for Exxon

Recently we told you about oil execs explaining to congress how $123 billion in profits should entitle them to an additional $18 billion in the form of subsidies. I realize many of you out there have ...

DaimlerChrysler 2006 financial results highlight $7.0 billion of R&D

DaimlerChrysler has published its preliminary Group and divisional results for the year 2006 revealing that the organisation spent $7.0 billion for the year on research and development. This figure ...

Cargill profit jumps 34 percent on back of biofuels surge

Cargill Inc., the largest agricultural company in the U.S. and a major player internationally, has announced a massive jump in their second-quarter profits of 34 percent on the back of gains in ...

High oil prices not going away in 2007

The record oil prices, peaking at US$79.45 a barrel, that were seen in 2006 are not expected to be repeated in the coming year but prices will remain high though 2007, Drive.com.au reports. The price ...

Ford's Fields to explain plan for making money on small cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

As the U.S. market finally makes the inexorable shift to more rationally-sized cars, Ford's President for the Americas, Mark Fields, will explain how his company plans to make money with smaller cars. Ford will apparently focus on doing what might seem intuitively obvious to some, but has not ...

Low oil production means more profit for Exxon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recently we told you about oil execs explaining to congress how $123 billion in profits should entitle them to an additional $18 billion in the form of subsidies. I realize many of you out there have a lot of sympathy for their position and have spent the intervening time hounding your ...

DaimlerChrysler 2006 financial results highlight $7.0 billion of R&D 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

DaimlerChrysler has published its preliminary Group and divisional results for the year 2006 revealing that the organisation spent $7.0 billion for the year on research and development. This figure was down from $7.5 billion in the previous year but included the further development of powertrain ...

Cargill profit jumps 34 percent on back of biofuels surge 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Cargill Inc., the largest agricultural company in the U.S. and a major player internationally, has announced a massive jump in their second-quarter profits of 34 percent on the back of gains in shipping, trading and processing grains and oilseeds. Net income in the three months to November 30 was ...

High oil prices not going away in 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The record oil prices, peaking at US$79.45 a barrel, that were seen in 2006 are not expected to be repeated in the coming year but prices will remain high though 2007, Drive.com.au reports. The price will still be high enough though to annoy motorists and bring in fat profits for the oil companies. ...



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