But Payout Less Than Expected, Leaving Funds To Fix Europe Ford Motor Co signalled its return to health when it reinstated a dividend payment to shareholders. The dividend was suspended in 2006 as it sought to clear the decks for action to fight the expected recession, and as it was running out of money thanks […]
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Lending Shortage May Turn Car Sales Descent Into A Debacle
Banks More Concerned With Rebuilding Balance Sheets Than Lending As Usual, Germans Excluded From Nasty Scenarios No Deaths, But Peugeot-Citroen, Fiat And Renault Will Struggle “Next year in Western Europe we will see the worst demand for 18 years” Europeans plucky enough to ignore the crumbling economy and confident that their jobs are safe might […]
BMW’s Finances Benefit From Longer, Cooler Look
Audi Was Profit War Winner After Initial News, But Doubts Creep In Investors Wonder If CO2 Rules May Destroy Profitable Product Mix BMW’s financial performance looked even better after the dust settled a bit. When BMW announced its third quarter results, the initial reaction from investors was that the numbers, although strong, were comparatively disappointing, […]