All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Automotive

Ford's financials may be atrocious and their market share may be down, but there may be some hope for the automaker in the form of an industry outsider, Alan Mulally and an industry insider, Jim Farley.

Massive losses, dismal sales and now another blow for GM, it drops to number four in the Forbes 500.

If Chrysler hasn't demonstrated the ability to engineer a great vehicle in a market segment, hire somebody else to do it. The seeds of a strategy to do that lie in last weeks deal with Nissan. The question is whether Chrysler will decide to maximize its strengths or continue to dilute its...

The formation of a premium channel for GM's three upscale brands is likely to aid the company in its oft-stated goal of more dealership consolidations.

Thanks to its focus on Africa and other developing region TATA might be not only beneficial to its host countries but to the environment at large, too.

The GM Volt will contain a battery pack technology that is largely unproven and  largely untested to withstand automotive environmental and reliability requirements. In addition, the manufacturing of Lithium Ion battery packs on the scale that will be needed for Volt production is an environmentally...

VW may be having a good run right now, but the brand seems to become front-of-mind only when it introduces a product that catches the nation's imagination.

General Motors has been exploring and developing alternative drivetrains for many years. These designs have not yet reached the stage of commercial viability for a variety of reasons. However recent events such as increased fuel prices, tougher fuel economy regulations, increased public concerns for...

Retention of owners to a brand is driven by many factors.  Increased sales objectives need to assume conquesting will also be critical.  Treatment of owners is just as important as treatment of first time customers.  Loyalty is a means to a larger goal - profitable sales. 

GM's Volt will create demand for another generation of hybrid vehicles. GM does possess the resources and skills to bring this vehicle to market.  Doing in "on schedule" may not matter if others have not made progress in the all electric arena.