“Through the first nine months of 2009, Ford, the only Detroit automaker to avoid bankruptcy this year, has had a profit of more than $1.8 billion.”
Ford Posts an Unexpected Profit of $997 Million - NYTimes.com
FordMoCo FTW!
“The Ford Motor Company, which has been gaining market share both from new models and by surviving without a government rescue or bankruptcy, said its sales declined just 5 percent last month. For the entire third quarter, sales by Ford’s three domestic brands rose 5 percent, the company’s first quarterly increase in four years. […] The best news for the month came from Hyundai, which has been gaining momentum throughout the recession. Hyundai said its sales rose 27 percent in September.”
After Clunkers Program, Auto Sales Are Slow Again - NYTimes.com
The only brands not suffering are the ones that are Microsoft Auto partners. Coincidence? I think not.
