A lot less, too. Total miles driven in the U.S. peaked in 2007 at a touch above 3 trillion a year. The latest figures from January put us at 2.95 trillion miles per year.
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March 28 - News
In the past six months, the yen has plunged in value relative to the dollar.
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March 28 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is now growing thanks to the modest industry recovery and its restructuring efforts initiated following the economic downturn in late 2007. ...
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March 26 - News
If you listen to political pundits, watch many speeches by politicians, or even engage in the time-honored tradition of arguing with distant family members at Thanksgiving, you...
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March 26 - News
Officially speaking, the answer is a pretty clear "no." GM has satisfied the terms of the $49.5 billion bailout that gave the giant automaker a new lease on life in 2009, paying...
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March 24 - News
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is the largest car manufacturer in the United States and the second top seller globally.
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March 24 - News
The auto industry is a cyclical industry that has dragged down many investors' portfolios over the years. However, the U.S.
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March 22 - News
There is a general notion that the best cars in the world are not made by American companies.
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March 22 - News
The Motley Fool has been making successful stock picks for many years, but we don't always agree on what a great stock looks like.
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March 22 - News
If you follow the automotive industry at all, you know that Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has been surging of late.
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March 21 - News
It looks like there is no respite for Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:TM) in China.
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March 21 - News
Before the intellectual giant Steve Jobs passed away, he disclosed his dream to reform the automotive space and ‘challenge Detroit’ by making an Apple Inc.
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March 21 - News
Many value investors have been insisting for some time that US auto-makers Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) are attractive stocks.
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March 21 - News
Ken Heebner is the co-founder of Capital Growth Management, a money management firm with more than $6 billion under management.
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March 21 - Hedge Funds
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) appears to be quite a value play.
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March 21 - News
The auto industry is a cyclical industry that has dragged down many investors' portfolios over the years. However, the U.S.
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March 21 - News
It's not news that Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has been losing a ton of money in Europe.
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March 21 - News
The market's best stocks include companies that have risen dozens of times in value by taking advantage of the market's weaknesses.
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March 20 - News
Over the next five years, General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) will invest $1 billion in the Russian car industry.
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March 19 - News
Millions of Americans never look beyond the Dow Jones Industrial Average in thinking about the stock market.
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March 18 - News
There are a lot of factors that go into buying and selling stocks. I've had friends and family call me recently with questions about the market's record high.
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March 18 - News
This year’s NCAA men’s basketball tourney tips off Mar.
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March 18 - News
More than 114,000 people signed the We the People petition asking the White House to decriminalize the unlocking of cell phones.
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March 18 - News
January and February were two great months for vehicle sales in the U.S.
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March 18 - News
Japanese stocks have been on a roll, and the Nikkei hasn't let up its rise this week.
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March 18 - News
What's the biggest risk for auto stocks? Taking a 50,000-foot view, it's the fact that it's incredibly difficult for any automaker to develop a quality and sustainable moat -- ...
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March 17 - News
The high hopes that the electric car will eventually conquer a substantial market share in the auto industry is still alive and kicking.
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March 16 - News
The Feds didn't disclose exactly how many shares they had sold, but given General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)'s share prices in February, it's a considerable number – at least ...
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March 15 - News
The market for luxury cars in China is one of the fastest-growing -- and most lucrative -- automotive markets in the world.
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March 15 - News
As the PR minions at General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) are fond of pointing out, GM currently holds the leading position (by market share) of the two largest automotive markets...
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March 14 - News
The lead candidate for disruption is the connected car, as drivers with seamless access to online access can choose from the limitless number of apps that provider entertainment...
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March 14 - News
Recently released China auto sales numbers spell out very different scenarios for some of the top automakers.
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March 14 - News
The company gave no reason for the resignation.
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March 14 - News
The US auto industry, which started the year with a bang in January, experienced modest growth in February as automakers witnessed decent sales gains.
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March 12 - News
Detroit's big three have come a long way since the depths of the recent recession. They've improved vehicle quality and management enough for investors like me to root for an...
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March 12 - News
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) posted strong February sales numbers with 9% year over year increase, outpacing the overall U.S. auto industry growth of 4%.
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March 11 - News
Detractors contend that any vehicle requiring an hour to recharge is hopelessly impractical and will never attract the mass market, especially when you take into account the high...
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March 11 - News
Money, money, money! That's what every investor wants! And it's what every automaker wants more of, too.
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March 11 - News
In the past, no one would have confused General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) for a hip automaker, but now the company is making a big bet on technology to increase its "coolness" ...
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March 11 - News
By now, the remarkable turnaround at Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is kind of old news.
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March 11 - News
The future is anything but certain, but that doesn't stop Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) from predicting what technologies consumers will want over next few years.
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March 11 - News
How many brands is the perfect number? It's a delicate balance for management and is more of an art than a science.
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March 11 - News
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), founded by serial entrepreneur and wunderkind Elon Musk of PayPal, SolarCity, and SpaceX notoriety, made headlines in 2012 when the company’s...
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March 8 - News
After a day of swirling rumors that drove a nice gain in its stock price, Johnson Controls, Inc.
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March 8 - News
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has been spending big bucks to expand its lineup in China, and recent sales results suggest that Chinese consumers are liking what they're seeing: ...
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March 7 - News
If you're a tech investor, you already know the impact of mobile technology on almost everything it touches.
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March 6 - News
For the past year or so, I have been contemplating buying Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F).
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March 6 - News
Often times the best way to do something is to do it right the first time.
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March 6 - News
Billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway founder Warren Buffett is a pupil of legendary investor Benjamin Graham.
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March 6 - Hedge Funds
