Earnings

… posted a 46.1 percent rise in its quarterly net profit, as the weakening yen helps Japanese carmakers repatriate overseas earnings at a more favorable rate than previously. Between January and March, Japan's second-biggest automaker by sales volume …

… expects to sell 21,000 Model S sedans this year. Tesla stock is trading at all-time highs and, after the release of the earnings report, surged 24 percent to $69 a share in after-hours trading on Wednesday night. Consumer Reports said the Model S …

… holding back on their availability. Ferrari sold 7,318 cars in 2012. The brand's first-quarter trading profit, or earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items, surged 43 percent to 80 million euros, helped by higher sales and contributions …

… 000 today, Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries, said today at the company's quarterly earnings announcement. Automotive News reported the Impreza plans on Tuesday. The factory now has two lines, one dedicated to Subaru …

… weaker yen will last," said Yuuki Sakurai, president of Tokyo-based Fukoku Capital Management. "So it's difficult to take for granted that earnings will rise in the coming years." Reuters and Bloomberg contributed to this report

… weaker yen will last," said Yuuki Sakurai, president of Tokyo-based Fukoku Capital Management. "So it's difficult to take for granted that earnings will rise in the coming years." Reuters and Bloomberg contributed to this report

… publicly traded new-car groups said about dealer reserve and flat fees during conference calls reporting first-quarter earnings as well as in follow-up interviews. Asbury Automotive Group has "very hard caps" on rate, COO Michael Kearney said …

… s biggest automaker has its own labor woes, with workers having refused to work weekends since March, hurting sales and earnings in the latest quarter. Choi said Akerson's previous comments on a potential shift of production was an empty threat to tame …

… percent. Last week, GM came within 56 cents of its IPO price of $33 after it reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings . "We are pleased with the progress to date and will continue exiting this investment in accordance with our previously announced …

… in the first three months. That compares with a loss of $13.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. Trading profit is earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items. Revenue dropped 1.5 percent to $11.14 billion in the quarter, excluding …

… Akerson credited cost cuts and new models in Europe for the improvement, which came as sales there continued to soften. Global earnings before interest and taxes and excluding one-time items, the figure that GM considers the best measure of its results, fell …

Auto parts maker American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said net income fell 86 percent in the first quarter, citing debt refinancing and high costs for new-vehicle launches. Net income in the first quarter declined to $7.3 million , compared with $51.2 million in the same quarter a year ...

… euros ($44.4 billion), and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes will amount ..... second-largest partsmaker has sustained earnings with a focus on supplying high-end ..... synthetic rubber will continue to help earnings in the second half of the year, said …

… for VW Group. This year, Audi is forecast to generate 5 billion euros, or 42 percent, of the parent company's operating earnings as an aging model lineup and spending on expansion cut into margins, UBS predicts. Accidental acceleration "Audi's winning …

… quarter operating results, including significant revenue growth and solid expense leverage that delivered record first-quarter earnings ," CEO Earl Hesterberg said in a prepared statement . "This is an exciting time for our company -- an unprecedented growth …

… government-led bankruptcy in mid-2009. The results included one-time costs that shaved $170 million from GM's net profit. Earnings before interest and taxes and excluding one-time items, the figure that GM considers the best measure of its results, fell …