Ford’s third-quarter sales up 0.7% as GM overtakes it in EVs

Ford’s third-quarter sales up 0.7% as GM overtakes it in EVs

A banner advertises the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle at a Ford dealership on August 21, 2024 in Glendale, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor lost its lead in electric vehicle sales to crosstown rival General Motors during the third quarter, as the automaker’s EV growth slowed. Ford on Wednesday reported … Read more

Stellantis U.S. auto sales extend free fall in third quarter

Stellantis U.S. auto sales extend free fall in third quarter

Jeep vehicles are delivered to a dealership on June 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis‘ U.S. new vehicle sales continued a yearslong free fall during the third quarter, despite CEO Carlos Tavares’ attempts to correct what he has called “arrogant” mistakes. The trans-Atlantic carmaker reported U.S. sales Wednesday … Read more

GM reports 2.2% decrease in third-quarter sales, but EVs make gains

GM reports 2.2% decrease in third-quarter sales, but EVs make gains

GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle in Detroit, May 16, 2024. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — Increases in sales of electric vehicles and small crossovers helped General Motors report slightly better-than-expected sales during the third quarter. The Detroit automaker reported a 2.2% drop in third-quarter sales compared … Read more

Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft (UBI) faces questions over its future

Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft (UBI) faces questions over its future

Ubisoft postponed the release of the next title in its popular “Assassin’s Creed” game franchise — called “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” — by three months to Feb. 14, 2025. John Keeble | Getty Images French video game publisher Ubisoft is facing questions over its future, as it grapples with a lackluster games pipeline and pressure from … Read more

H&M shares fall as much as 8% on profit miss, scrapped margin target

H&M shares fall as much as 8% on profit miss, scrapped margin target

The logo of Swedish clothing retailer H&M hangs over one of its stores on March 28, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of H&M tumbled as much as 8% on Thursday after the world’s second-largest listed fashion retailer posted a miss on operating profit and abandoned its … Read more

Why U.S. auto factories are so unproductive

Why U.S. auto factories are so unproductive

Automotive factories throughout the United States and around the world are not producing nearly as many cars as they need to in order to be profitable. A mixture of factors are driving down productivity, but two stand out. First, new car demand simply hasn’t snapped back to pre-pandemic levels. A record 17.5 million cars sold … Read more

Super Micro shares tumble 15% after DOJ reportedly opens probe into company

Super Micro shares tumble 15% after DOJ reportedly opens probe into company

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares fell more than 15% on Thursday after the Justice Department reportedly opened a probe into the company, which has been a major beneficiary of the artificial intelligence boom. The probe is in its early days, according to a report from The … Read more

U.S. new vehicle sales expected to have struggled during third quarter

U.S. new vehicle sales expected to have struggled during third quarter

New Jeep vehicles sit on a Dodge Chrysler-Jeep Ram dealership’s lot on October 03, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images DETROIT — U.S. sales of new vehicles are expected to have struggled during the third quarter amid economic and political uncertainties, as well as elevated interest rates and … Read more

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces $2.5 billion buyback

Southwest raises Q3 forecast, announces .5 billion buyback

DALLAS — Southwest Airlines raised its third-quarter revenue forecast on Thursday, announced its board authorized $2.5 billion in share buybacks and detailed a host of changes to its business model as it seeks to fend off activist Elliott Investment Management. The airline said it expects unit revenue to rise as much as 3% in the … Read more

Southwest to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs

Southwest to cut service and staffing in Atlanta to slash costs

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, July 12, 2024.  Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southwest Airlines is planning to reduce service to and from Atlanta next year, cutting more than 300 pilot and flight attendant positions, according to a company memo … Read more