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• The Housing Shell Game Moves to Autos

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-28

  Trader Mark submits: The Wall Street Journal reports of a new round of bailouts for GMAC GMA. If you are not familiar with how the full Ponzi scheme economy is working, I touched on this in a June piece well before Cash for Clunkers. Let's review. ......

  Tags: Transport, TraderMark, DaimlerChrysler AG

• Auto Industry Oversight Trickling Down to Dealers

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-13

  TheCarConnection.com submits: By Richard Read With the recent restructuring of Chrysler DCX and General Motors, there's been a lot of focus on auto dealers -- particularly those who were axed from the two companies' networks. Considerable time and energy on Capitol Hill has been dedicated to...

  Tags: Transport, TheCarConnection, DaimlerChrysler AG

• Cerberus: At the Gates of Hell?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-08

  Tom Evslin submits: Cerberus Capital Management understands the virtues of bankruptcy. Much of its business has been buying companies or their assets out of bankruptcy and then reselling them as going businesses – presumably, that's why it took the name of the three-headed dog that guards the gates of...

  Tags: Transport, Tom Evslin, DaimlerChrysler AG

• Brand Names: Important, But Not Key to Investment Decisions

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-15

  Markham Lee submits: Branding is probably one of the most misunderstood business topics both in terms of its basic definition and function, the problem stems from people viewing brands from the perspective of general consumer awareness as opposed to how that brand is able to influence customer behavior. In the...

  Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Transport, Best Buy Co. Inc., DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co., Nike Inc., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp.

• Is One Automaker Default Almost a Sure Thing?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-05

  Michael Shedlock submits: Bloomberg is reporting Auto Industry Default Risk Soars to 95% on GM, Ford. One of America's three biggest automakers is almost certain to default within the next five years, according to UniCredit SpA analysis of the market for credit-default swaps. by Michael Shedlock

  Tags: Transport, DaimlerChrysler AG, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp.

• Leasing and the Big Three Automakers

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-01

  FP Trading Desk submits: Auto financing companies want out of the leasing business. Chrysler DMX Credit said it is getting out of the leasing game entirely, Ford Motor Co.’s F credit arm and GMAC are tightening leasing rules, and independent financers like Wells Fargo WFC are no longer interested...

  Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG, Transport