United States

When Italy's Fiat acquired bankrupt US carmaker Chrysler in 2009 it was with the intention of turning the company around, but results for 2011 show a resurgent Chrysler bolstering Fiat's... 2012-02-02

BMI expects the US to regain its status as a leading global export base for vehicles in 2012, after being overshadowed by cheaper emerging markets, which will also have positive consequences... 2012-01-13

In its latest update for the Risk/Reward Ratings for the autos industry, BMI continues to rank the American autos market as our second most preferred market globally, after Asia. A... 2012-01-09

In line with BMI's core view that carmakers will form partnerships to develop new technologies and materials in order to meet new regulations, General Motors Company (GM) has joined... 2011-12-09

Chrysler will invest US$500mn to expand its Toledo Assembly Complex to accommodate the replacement model for the Jeep Liberty. While the investment is part of a wider US$1.3bn promised... 2011-11-18

BMI does not expect the value of US automobile imports and exports to recoup losses stemming from the global economic crisis until 2014. Nevertheless, a rebuilt Brooklyn terminal is... 2011-10-21

Despite the poor year-to-date performance of autos equities in the US, we note that autos retailers, such as AutoNation (new and used cars) and AutoZone (auto parts), have outperformed... 2011-10-20

The long-awaited ratification of the Korea-US (KORUS) free trade agreement (FTA) will undoubtedly bring benefits for US carmakers, who have bemoaned a trade imbalance between the two... 2011-10-14

BMI expects the approval of the US free trade agreements (FTAs) with Colombia and Panama to be a significant boon for US carmakers and their growth strategies in the Latin American... 2011-10-13

US light vehicle sales made a strong comeback in September, up 9.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) to seemingly defy any concerns over consumer sentiment. However, BMI points out that there are... 2011-10-11