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Earnings highlights: Cisco, Ford, Humana, MasterCard, Starbuck, Toyota ...
Filed under: Earnings reports, Cisco Systems (CSCO), Starbucks (SBUX), Ford Motor (F), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Activision Inc (ATVI), Polo Ralph Lauren'A' (RL) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
4 hours ago | from pheedcontent.com
VIDEO: With F1 program scrapped, where will Toyota Motorsports land next?
As Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced the withdrawal of his company from the Formula One World Championship, he reiterated Toyota's commitment to motorsport competition. But while this may have been pure lip-service, the Japanese automaker has a long history in racing, leading t...
22 hours ago | from Autoblog
VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 sure doesn't sound like a boxer
Toyota garnered a lot of attention at this year's Tokyo Motor Show with the debut of the FT-86 concept. And they weren't about to let it slip past them, either. As part of the spectacle, they played the sounds of the prototype supposedly rounding the Nürburgring.
Thu, Nov 5 | from Autoblog
The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. ...
AFP/File) - The logo of the Japanese carmaker Toyota at the Geneva Car Show. The world's largest automaker, announced Thursday a surprise return to profit and narrowed its loss forecast for the full year, helped by demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)
Thu, Nov 5 | from Yahoo! News
A Toyota electric car at an auto show in Detroit, Michigan. ...
AFP/File) - A Toyota electric car at an auto show in Detroit, Michigan. The manufacturer said Thursday it had returned to profit in the three months to September and upgraded its outlook for the rest of the year thanks to demand for fuel-efficient cars.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)
Thu, Nov 5 | from Yahoo! News
Toyota article from 1997 - the "Soul" of TPS that's hard to copy
Two days a month, more than 50 automotive executives and engineers travel to a sprawling manufacturing complex in Georgetown, Ky., to learn how Toyota makes cars. The tours, which include an intensive question-and-answer session, last five hours and are booked months in advance. Althou...
Fri, Oct 30 | from Lean
Opinion: 2009 Annual Auto Reliability Survey: Where Ford really stands
The Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan are among the top models in the family cars class, under only the Toyota Prius. Six versions rate higher than any versions of the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, which have typically done very well in our survey results and are often perceived as the paradigm...
Thu, Oct 29 | from Consumer Reports
Autoblog Podcast #150 - Tokyo Motor Show Edition
A review of the Tokyo Motor Show starts things off, and then we drill down to talk more specifically about both ends of Toyota's sports spectrum: the Lexus LFA and the Toyota FT-86 concepts. Other Tokyo standouts like the Honda CR-Z and Subaru Hybrid Tourer concept weave into the conversat...
Tue, Oct 27 | from Autoblog
Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday recalled more than 82,000 units ...
AFP/File) - Toyota Motor Corp. on Wednesday recalled more than 82,000 units of its Vitz compact car in Japan, saying a defective window switch panel poses a fire risk.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)
Wed, Oct 21 | from Yahoo! News
Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor unveils the new concept electric ...
AFP) - Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor unveils the new concept electric vehicle "FT-EV II", a compact four-seater with a maximum speed of 100 kph, at a press preview for the Tokyo Motor Show at Toyota's design center in Tokyo in September 2009.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
Tue, Oct 6 | from Yahoo! News
Opinion: The Best 2010 Vehicles
Kia Sorrento Lexus IS C Lexus RX 450h Lexus HS 250h Lincoln MKT Mazda3 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz GLK Mercedes-Benz M-Class Hybrid MINI Crossman Nissan Porsche Panamera Rolls-Royce Ghost Saab 9-5 Smart fortwo ED Subaru Legacy Subaru Outback Suzuki Kizashi Toyota Prius
Wed, Sep 16 | from The Car Family
Podcast: 134: Are you an idiot for wanting a Chevy Volt?
If you buy a Chevy Volt, are you a moron? The writing's on the wall for driving while texting. Future Toyotas may call you a liquor face. And we take a ride in really great American hybrid. • Toyota breathalyzer also checks your face • CNET gives Ford Fusion Hybrid an Editors' Choice
Sat, Sep 5 | from Car Tech podcast
Hybrid Car Wars: Honda Insight Vs. Ford Fusion Hybrid [Jalopnik Reviews]
Fusion Hybrid: *** Like the regular Fusion, the Hybrid is a competent handler, if not all that involving. Try pushing things and you're met with terminal understeer, but its limits of adhesion, unlike the Insight, lie beyond the realm of the everyday.
Tue, Jun 30 | from Jalopnik
Opinion: IIHS Small Car Test: Three Gruesome Slow-Motion Crash Videos [Crash Test Funnies]
The Yaris scores a Poor and the Camry gets an Acceptable, but this one seems like it needs another level of bad. In this crash the Yaris crumples up into a pretzel, with the A-pillar severely kinking, the wheel occupying the space where the driver's feet used to be and the door flying open. Yike...
Tue, Apr 14 | from Jalopnik
Podcast: 108: We have the hottest cars fresh from the Geneva Motor Show
GM associated with the B word again, we have the hottest cars from the Geneva Motor Show, BMW wants their car keys to work like credit cards, figuring out the Toyota Venza. Listen now: Download today's podcast SHOW NOTES Aston's...
Fri, Mar 6 | from Car Tech podcast
Autoblog Podcast #66
Filed under: Podcasts, Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, GM, Saab, Toyota The last couple of days, we've all been inundated with news of Chrysler's sale to Cerberus, and that's what we lead Podcast #66 with. As much as it makes analysts and pundits foam at the mouth, news about the sale is a prett...
Tue, May 15 | from Autoblog
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