Automobile Industry News--3.30.12

Ford, GM: Best Value Plays In A Can't-Lose Sector Seeking Alpha All signs point to a great year for the auto industry. The economy is improving, interest rates remain low and the last few years for carmakers have been terrible. The pent-up demand for automobiles has to be at record levels. See all stories on this topic »

Push to lure talent to manufacturing The Detroit News A group of industry leaders is working to educate young people about career opportunities in manufacturing. (Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News) While unemployment is still a national challenge, the American automobile industry is grappling with a very ... See all stories on this topic »

Ford To Invest $1.3B In Mexico To Build New Ford Fusion Wall Street Journal Last year, Mexico posted a record for auto production at 2.56 million cars and light trucks, and an auto export record at 2.14 million, according to the Mexican Automobile Industry Association. In the first two months of this year, Mexico was on pace ... See all stories on this topic »

Brighter Skies and a Flying Car, Too New York Times The auto industry's near-collapse of 2009 is now a grim memory. Sales in early 2012 picked up smartly, surpassing the estimates of most analysts. Even the most conservative estimates, made in January, have recently been revised upward. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

New York Auto Show's New Car Arrivals MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The 2012 New York International Automobile Show is packed to the rafters with nearly 1000 brand new vehicles, covering all segments of the auto industry. So, car-lovers with a taste for the absolute ... See all stories on this topic »

China Auto Logistics 2011 Revenues Climbed 75% Over Prior Year Primarily on ... MarketWatch (press release) He added, "We also continue to envision increasing our business in the domestic auto sector, but will pay careful attention to the timing of our moves. All in all, the outlook for growth in 2012 and future years remains very bright. See all stories on this topic »

AIG Targets China Drivers in $50 Billion Insurance Market Bloomberg The policy shift, announced in February during Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the US, may be a boon for foreign insurance companies, which have struggled to gain a foothold in the world's largest auto market, where an average of about ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Queue It Up Gulf Coast Business Review Jacob Madden, with CogPower Automotive in Sarasota, wants to bring QR code marketing technology to the used-car business. The used-car industry isn't synonymous with technological innovation, yet admitted techie Jacob Madden still plans to motor ahead ... See all stories on this topic » Gulf Coast Business Review

Party Affiliations in Car-Buying Choices: A Thorny Patch of Consumer Analysis New York Times (blog) That is the suggestion of a study conducted by Strategic Vision, a marketing research and industry forecasting firm. Beginning in December 2011, the survey authors contacted 100000 purchasers of new cars through direct mailings and e-mail. See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

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Investing in America: The Auto Industry - CNBC CNBC's Brian Shactman reports on the Big Three automakers making more money with far fewer dealerships than they had before the financial crisis. video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000081505

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