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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
AMAT 230.17-1.4%Nov 7 9:30 AM EST

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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (50629)8/15/2001 11:32:10 PM
From: Katherine Derbyshire  Read Replies (1) of 70976
 
SUVs in particular are enormously profitable for both companies. Most of the design is fairly mature technology and constant from year to year, with new sheet metal bolted on.

A large chunk of GM's profits come from financing (both loans and leases), not from the cars themselves. I haven't looked at Ford's financials, but expect the same is true there.

Ford's stock has no doubt suffered because of the tire recall, and the ignition recall, and ...

Katherine
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