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Symbol

P/E*

Price

6.25.04

5.23.03

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Sales/

Income

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General Motors Corporation**

GM

7.10*

47.65

33.26

55.55

35.00

-33%

26.9 B

564.6 M

183.94 B

3.62 B

46.70

10.58

$250,000 sells.

$35,400 buys.

Honda**

HMC

10.40*

24.29

17.35

24.61

18.54

+18%

47.34 B

1.949 B

71.68 B

4.49 B

13.26

.51

ADR.

Nissan**

NSANY

11.40*

22.25

15.30

24.75

18.65

+150%

49.69 B

2.233 B

46.59 B

2.80 B

5.40

.99

ADR.

Ford**

(makes Volvo cars also!!)

F

17.80*

15.85

9.56

17.34

10.41

-52%

29.02 B

1.831 B

168 B

1.82 B

7.04

13.24

$12.5 million insider sells

$600,000

insider buys

Toyota Motor Company**

TM

36.10

79.76

46.00

81.48

49.65

+48%

144 B

1.805 B

139.6 B

7.67 B

37.71

.54

ADR.

Daimler-Chrysler**

DCX

116.40

46.54

30.27

49.85

33.56

-50%

47.14 B

1.013 B

171.53B

396M

42.80

1.38

ADR.

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BMW @

Green! German automaker with worldwide prestige.

325i is one of the EPA’s top ten GREEN cars. German economy suffering, as result of East/West integration, worldwide slowdown and liberal labor policies. BMW is working on hydrogen cell vehicles.

Daimler-Chrysler

#3 carmaker worldwide. ADR, based out of Germany. Mercedes Benz is a subsidiary of DC., as are Dodge, Eagle, Jeep, & Plymouth. Has 10% stake in Hyundai Motor, 37% stake in Mitsubishi Motors and 33% stake in EADS, a European aerospace and defense consortium.

Income is down 61% from last year. P/E to growth suggest stock is overvalued, according to Money Central. P/E ratio is well above industry average. Canceled plans to build a new Canadian assembly plant, costing $1.2 billion, citing weakness in the US auto market. DC and US Army are developing diesel-electric hybrid truck for national security applications. Delivery is set for early 2004. Has a diesel-electric Mercedes hybrid. German economy suffering, as result of East/West integration, worldwide slowdown and liberal labor policies.

Ford @

Green! Began mass assembly of autos in early 1900s. Currently the world’s largest pickup truck maker and the #2 maker of cars and trucks, including Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. Ford Motor Credit is #1 auto finance company in the US. Owns Hertz. Ford family controls 40% of voting stock. CEO is attempting a renaissance of the business.

Focus is on of the EPA’s top twenty GREEN cars, with almost zero emissions of greenhouse gas pollutants. P/E to growth suggest stock is overvalued, according to Money Central. Sales are up 2% and income is up 80% from last year. Debt/equity ratio is down –43%. Bill Ford’s 5-year restructuring plan is on its way! P/E is well below industry average. Increased earnings guidance for the 2^nd quarter by a whopping 15 cents per share. Both Ford and GM have heavy debt loads, in comparison to their peers, and massive pension liabilities, offset by massive cash flow…

GM

#1 maker of cars and trucks. Brands include: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Oldsmobile (which is being discontinued). Hughes Electronics sold to News corporation last year.

Sales are off –3%, but income is up 21% from last year. P/E to growth suggests stock is overvalued, according to Money Central. P/E is well below industry average.

Debt/equity ratio is significantly high. Recalled 44,643 midsize 2003 SUVs for faulty brake pipes. Cutting production of the Saturn L series due to weak demand. Reportedly received $3.1 billion in cash+ .$700,000,000 in News Corp. ADRs from News Corporation for Hughes Electronics Corp. Both Ford and GM have heavy debt loads, in comparison to their peers, and massive pension liabilities, offset by massive cash flow…

Honda @

Green! Japan’s #3 automaker and the world’s largest motorcycle producer. Makes a gasoline-electric hybrid, the Civic and the Insight and extremely green cars.

22% stake in XM Satellite Radio. 2003 Sales are up 12% and income is up 34% from 2002. Quadrupling production in China, where vehicle sales are expected to grow at a "blistering pace." (per Money Central) Has applied for a majority stake in a planned joint venture auto-making plant in Guangzhou, China. Partners are Chinese state-backed Guangzhou Auto Group Corp and Dongfeng Motor Corp. (Dow Jones 10.18.02) Honda’s chairman, Yoshihide Munekuni, is stepping down, after seven years, without an immediate successor.

Hyundai @

Green! Korean-based company.

Hyundai’s Elantra is one of the top green vehicles, according to the EPA.

Nissan @

Green! Japan’s #2 auto manufacturer after Toyota. Renault has a 44% stake in Nissan. CEO Carlos Ghosn, le cost cuutter, returned the company to profitability after years of losses.

Sales are up 22% and income is up 48% over last year. P/E is well below the industry average. Nissan owns 50% of China’s 3^rd largest automaker, Dongfeng Motor Corp. Dongfeng is opening a new car plant to keep up with China’s demand for sedans… Growth of the Chinese market -- which nearly doubled to about two million sedans in 2003 and grew 45 percent in the first quarter -- may slow to just 10 percent for the year, some analysts say, according to Forbes.

Toyota @

Green! Largest car manufacturer in Japan, and world’s #4 carmaker, after GM, Ford and Daimler-Chrysler). Makes the popular hybrid, Prius.

P/E is well ABOVE the industry average. P/E to growth suggest stock is overvalued, according to Money Central. 2003 sales were up 30% and income was up 83% over 2002. Calendar-year-to-date (CYTD) sales stand at 834,270, up 11.6 percent over the same period, ending in May, last year. Hiking production of Corolla, Avensis & Yaris in Europe. Enlarging plant in U.K. to produce 50,000 additional vehicles. Building a new plant in San Antonio Texas, creating 2,000 new jobs there (WSJ 2.5.03)

Volkswagen

Green! German-based company.

Received Automotive Market environmental Superiority (AMES) Awards for the 2003 model year for the Passat and the Beetle

Volvo @

Green! Volvo cars are made by Ford in America..

See Ford.