General Motors Co. more than doubled discounts on some of its large pickups in July’s first 10 days after U.S. sales of the highly profitable models fell last month despite ads attacking the durability of Ford Motor Co.’s aluminum-bodied trucks.
Ford shares rose the most in four years after the company reported a 5.1 percent sales increase that included the highest November deliveries for F-Series trucks since 2001, far exceeding the average estimate. GM’s light-vehicle sales gained 10 percent, aided by incentives topping $10,000 on some Silverado pickups and Suburban SUVs. Sales also topped forecasts at Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co.
The Atlantic hurricane season may have gotten off to an early start this year, but it’ll probably end with a whimper -- at least when it comes to the total number of storms.
California Supreme Court hands Bayer a legal setback as it refuses to hear arguments as to why Roundup doesn’t belong on the state’s list of chemicals known to cause cancer.
While demand is growing in the U.S. and Asia for camel’s milk’, there simply aren’t enough camels available globally to supply the milk that retails for as much as $19 a liter ($72 a gallon) in parts of Asia.
