Budding signs of stability in the ailing U.S. automotive sector will kick-start a quicker demand recovery for aluminum, even as the industrial metal's supply base in U.S. warehouses will continue to swell from the industry's severe downturn.
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Ford Motor Co of Canada was the number one selling automaker in the country for the first time in 50 years as it posted a 25 percent jump in sales in June over a year earlier, the company said on Thursday.
U.S. auto sales tumbled 28 percent in June, the narrowest decline in nine months, as Ford Motor Co stole market share from its rivals.
U.S. auto sales tumbled in June as the economy remained a deep concern for consumers, but Ford Motor Co posted far better results than other large automakers and shot ahead of Detroit rivals passing through federally sponsored bankruptcies.
Major automakers posted better U.S. auto sales for June than in recent months on Wednesday, led by Ford Motor Co as results pointed to signs of some stabilizing in the hard-hit industry.
If General Motors wins court approval for its asset sale this week, a New GM could be ready to make an initial public offering in 2010, a U.S. Treasury official testified in U.S. bankruptcy court on Wednesday.
Major automakers posted better U.S. auto sales for June than in recent months on Wednesday, led by Ford Motor Co as results pointed to signs of some stabilizing in the hard-hit industry.
The only viable option to save General Motors Corp is a sale of its main assets to a New GM backed by the federal government, a U.S. Treasury official told a bankruptcy court on Wednesday as the automaker sought approval for the deal.
Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday that U.S. sales fell 10.9 percent in June for all of its brands, at the top of its expectations for the only U.S. automaker not supported by emergency government loans.
The only viable option to save General Motors Corp is a sale of its main assets to a New GM, a U.S. Treasury official told a bankruptcy court on Wednesday as the automaker sought approval for the deal.
U.S. automaker Chrysler Group LLC has stemmed the pace at which it uses cash after emerging from bankruptcy last month as a slimmer company, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said in an interview with Bloomberg published on Wednesday.
Major automakers are expected to report the highest sales rate of 2009 when they post results for June, as deep discounts limit industry-wide results to a 30-percent decline.
General Motors Corp's chief executive told a U.S. bankruptcy court on Tuesday that the sale of GM's main assets to government-backed New GM must win court approval in order for the automaker to survive.
Major automakers are expected to report the highest sales rate of 2009 when they post results for June, as deep discounts limit industry-wide results to a 30-percent decline.
The fifth round under the Federal Reserve's TALF program grew to $8.1 billion on Tuesday and is largely being shaped by auto ABS issuers as two new deals join the queue of securities offered ahead of the July 7's subscription deadline.
General Motors Corp is heading to bankruptcy court on Tuesday to seek approval to sell its assets to a New GM in a plan to reinvigorate the automaker under U.S. government ownership.
General Motors Corp is heading to bankruptcy court on Tuesday to seek approval to sell its assets to a New GM in a plan to reinvigorate the automaker under U.S. government ownership.
Ford Motor Co said on Monday it expects to gain U.S. market share in June as its sales would hold up much better than the rest of the industry and signaled its increasing confidence by raising production.
Italian automaker Fiat is open to issuing a bond for institutional or retail investors, or both, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Saturday, according to news agency Ansa.
Chrysler's dash through bankruptcy has cost $12.7 million in legal costs in its first month, according to a court filing.
Ford Motor Co aims to cut the number of its parts suppliers by almost half by the end of 2009 as the only U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy attempts to shore up its supply base at a time of deep financial stress for the industry.