Michelle Krebs

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM)’s announcement last month that it would contract and reorganize its workforce continues a long trend among automakers. “The shift away from traditional sedans to utility vehicles has been ongoing for several years but has dramatically quickened in the...

Elon Musk has little faith that the Big Three will emerge “big” or even “three” from the next economic downturn. By his calculations, a strong economic headwind could blow Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) right off track. “Ford and Tesla made it barely through the last...

It’s hibernation time for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bears. CEO Elon Musk’s eagerness to release third-quarter earnings has inspired fresh optimism from even critics like Andrew Left. Wednesday’s post-market report may win over even more. Cox Automotive analyst Michelle Krebs is...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) will issue third-quarter results Wednesday afternoon. Analysts who cover Ford expect the company to report earnings of 28 cents per share on sales of $33.3 billion. Although Ford has historically reported earnings before the open of the U.S. markets, the company...

Sales at most automakers came in slightly under Cox Automotive's estimates in September, with the exception of Nissan. Fiat Chrysler Outguns Ford GM (NYSE: GM) led competitors with a Cox forecast of 235,000 vehicles sold, followed by Toyota (NYSE: TM) (203,098), Fiat Chrysler (NYSE: FCAU) (199,...

The U.S. has irked a major oil exporter, and some fear its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could prompt a pop in gas prices. Historically, such a cost trajectory has precipitated change in the auto industry’s sales mix from trucks or SUVs to fuel-efficient cars. Who Should...

With the exception of a Jeep-driven Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU), just about every U.S. automaker reported year-over-year sales declines. But this April’s two fewer selling days lent a “solid excuse,” according to Karl Brauer, executive publisher for Autotrader and...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced Wednesday it will pare its North American car portfolio to just two vehicles. The Mustang and Focus Active crossover will survive the transition, which eliminates investment in next-generation models of the Fusion, Focus, Taurus and Fiesta. “We are...

The auto industry wasn’t expected to do so well coming off 2016’s record sales. But it seemed to hold its own this December. All but one automaker outperformed Kelley Blue Book’s monthly estimates, which forecast negative growth across the board in what still amounted to the...

Just two of five major auto manufacturers posted November beats, signaling a continued industry decline off 2016’s record sales. “Stronger-than-forecast November vehicle sales are due to a healthy economy, a confident consumer who is ready to buy and targeted incentives that help close...

At first glance, the slew of storms striking the Gulf and southeast appears wholly adverse to the auto industry. Local drivers suffer vehicle destruction and elevated gas prices. Fuel stations service fewer visitors. Resale consumers are duped into purchasing flood vehicles. Insurance firms see a...

For technical traders, the charts of auto giants Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) are far from inspiring heading into Q1 earnings season. Ford stock recently traded to the low end of a wedge pattern it has been stuck in for the better part of two years. The stock...

It is the battle of tradition versus the modern, which possess disruptive potential. Traditional automakers such as General Motors Company (NYSE: GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) and Toyota Motor Corp (ADR) (NYSE: TM) are facing stiff...

With production down, gas prices rising and most consumer sales looking pretty dismal, the end of 2016 may seem like slim pickings for car dealers and automobile companies. However, according to Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with AutoTrader, December may end up capping off a year nearly on par...

In 2015, automakers sold a record 17.5 million cars and light trucks in the US. Unfortunately for auto investors, the days of record sales may have come to an end. Michelle Krebs, senior analyst at Auto Trader, joined PreMarket Prep on Monday to explain the pricing problem the auto industry is...